Total Crime Rate
664.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tor Hill Road 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 Tor Hill Road (TQ2 5RT) 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 Tor Hill Road (TQ2 5RT), 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.
View Crime In Ellacombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Higher Union Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Palm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Morgan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Morgan Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Torhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Southlands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Southlands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Madeira Place | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Laburnum Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lucius Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lucius Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Union Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Magdalene Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morgan Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lauriston Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Circus | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Trematon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Croft Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cypress Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cypress Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cypress Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cypress Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Circus | Under investigation |
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