Crime Rates at Croft Hill, Torquay, TQ2 5NT

Croft Hill area has the 17th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 34th highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Croft Hill (TQ2 5NT) in the last 12 months was 277.8 per 1,000 residents and was 173.8% higher than the Ellacombe average (101.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 106.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croft Hill (TQ2 5NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 292 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Factory Row (87 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.