Crime Rates at Elmbank Gardens, Paignton, TQ4 5LQ

Elmbank Gardens area has the 24th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Clifton with Maidenway , and the 178th highest crime rate of 465 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 Elmbank Gardens (TQ4 5LQ) in the last 12 months was 85.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmbank Gardens (TQ4 5LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winner Street, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Midvale Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.