Crime Rates at Avenue Road, Torquay, TQ2 5LL

Avenue Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 20th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avenue Road (TQ2 5LL) in the last 12 months was 424.2 per 1,000 residents and was 315.4% higher than the Ellacombe average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -21.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 218.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Road (TQ2 5LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Street, where police recorded 186 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (112 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.