Total Crime Rate

664.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 664.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 210.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 108.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.7 10/10
  • Other theft 57.5 10/10
  • Drugs 47.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.5 10/10
  • Public order 38.3 10/10
  • Burglary 22.4 10/10
  • Other crime 19.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.8 10/10
  • Robbery 12.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Morgan Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 9th highest crime rate of 465 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 Morgan Avenue (TQ2 5RP) in the last 12 months was 664.5 per 1,000 residents and was 555.0% 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 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 274.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morgan Avenue (TQ2 5RP), the main crime hotspot is near Factory Row. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 87 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morgan Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madeira Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madeira Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madeira Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madeira Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lauriston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Madeira Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laburnum Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Lukes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St Lukes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Factory Row —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Factory Row —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Factory Row —
Sep 2025Drugs Madeira Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southlands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Factory Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morgan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southlands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Palm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Morgan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Morgan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croft Road —

Data Sources

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