Total Crime Rate
166.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rossall Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Clifton with Maidenway , and the 68th 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 Rossall Drive (TQ3 3RT) in the last 12 months was 166.3 per 1,000 residents and was 138.3% higher than the Clifton with Maidenway average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rossall Drive (TQ3 3RT), the main crime hotspot is near Corsham Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Clifton with Maidenway| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Corsham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Primley Park East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Collingwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elmbank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Elmbank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elmbank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Derrell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ebenezer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ebenezer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ebenezer Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Primley Park East | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanmore Tor | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Gurneys | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Clifton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Catherine Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Catherine Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Catherine Crescent | — |
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