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Crime in TQ1 3RB

How much crime is recorded in TQ1 3RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Ellacombe
Council
Torbay
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,494 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TQ1 3RB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ1 3RB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
32.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

TQ1 3RBNational
Violence and sexual offences28.823.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Other theft4.74.5
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Public order3.24.6
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 9% since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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