Total Crime Rate

262.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 262.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 119.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.2 10/10
  • Drugs 22.5 10/10
  • Other theft 22.5 10/10
  • Public order 22.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lauriston Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 37th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lauriston Close (TQ2 5RX) in the last 12 months was 262.2 per 1,000 residents and was 156.7% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 119.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lauriston Close (TQ2 5RX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lauriston Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Union Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Union Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunbury Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunbury Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cypress Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cypress Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Croft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Road
Apr 2026Other theft Sunbury Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Madeira Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Magdalene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lansdowne Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft East Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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