Total Crime Rate

247.2 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 247.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Drugs 18.7 10/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Tor Hill Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 465 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 Tor Hill Road (TQ2 5SB) in the last 12 months was 247.2 per 1,000 residents and was 143.7% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 127.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tor Hill Road (TQ2 5SB), the main crime hotspot is near East Street. Police recorded 192 crimes here, including 106 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tor Hill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Tor Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Laburnum Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brunswick Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lauriston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Brunswick Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Torquay Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Torquay Coach Station
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morgan Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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