Total Crime Rate

203.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 203.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 65.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Drugs 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hele Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 54th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hele Road (TQ2 7PR) in the last 12 months was 203.8 per 1,000 residents and was 99.5% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 59.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hele Road (TQ2 7PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lincoln Green, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lichfield Avenue (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hele Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrewsbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hele Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hele Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shrewsbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrewsbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pendennis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrewsbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Truro Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Truro Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pendennis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lincoln Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lincoln Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corfe Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Corfe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Salisbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gloucester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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