Crime Rates at Avenue Road, Torquay, TQ2 5LA

Avenue Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 15th highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avenue Road (TQ2 5LA) in the last 12 months was 505.6 per 1,000 residents and was 398.4% higher than the Ellacombe average (101.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 156.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Road (TQ2 5LA), the main crime hotspot is near Lucius Street. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.