Total Crime Rate

519.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

154.2 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 519.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 164.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 154.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.8 10/10
  • Other theft 33.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.3 10/10
  • Drugs 18.0 10/10
  • Other crime 15.4 10/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
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

Woodland Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 14th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodland Close (TQ2 7BB) in the last 12 months was 519.3 per 1,000 residents and was 408.5% higher than the Ellacombe average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 154.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodland Close (TQ2 7BB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodland Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broomhill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broomhill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broomhill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomhill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Woodland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Lindfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charlotte Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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Data Sources

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