Crime Rates at Melville Street, Torquay, TQ2 5SZ

Melville Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 48th 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 Melville Street (TQ2 5SZ) in the last 12 months was 209.6 per 1,000 residents and was 106.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 125.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melville Street (TQ2 5SZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 173 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Madrepore Road (68 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.