Total Crime Rate

578.4 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 578.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 200.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.3 10/10
  • Other theft 43.7 10/10
  • Public order 25.7 10/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.3 9/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 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

Audley Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 12th highest crime rate of 465 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 Audley Avenue (TQ2 7PB) in the last 12 months was 578.4 per 1,000 residents and was 470.1% higher than the Ellacombe average (101.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 164.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Audley Avenue (TQ2 7PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hele Close, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tintagel Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Audley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Corfe Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tintagel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hele Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pendennis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pendennis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tintagel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lindfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pencorse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Powderham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Close —
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Data Sources

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