Total Crime Rate
18.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mulberry Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Churston with Galmpton , and the 63rd lowest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mulberry Close (TQ3 3GD) in the last 12 months was 18.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% lower than the Churston with Galmpton average (60.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mulberry Close (TQ3 3GD), the main crime hotspot is near Queen Elizabeth Drive. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In King's Ash| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Luscombe Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clovelly Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Two Acre Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Two Acre Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Two Acre Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Two Acre Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Queen Elizabeth Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Two Acre Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clovelly Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Underidge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Underidge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tallow Wood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Queen Elizabeth Drive | Under investigation |
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