Total Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tallow Wood Close area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Churston with Galmpton , and the 213th lowest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tallow Wood Close (TQ3 3HD) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% higher than the Churston with Galmpton average (58.3 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tallow Wood Close (TQ3 3HD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tallow Wood Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterleat Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons New Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Copley Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mulberry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tallow Wood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Underidge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Underidge Close β€”
Sep 2025Public order Spencer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Waterleat Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pimm Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxhole Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barton Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Two Acre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Two Acre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Luscombe Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Luscombe Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luscombe Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luscombe Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luscombe Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Highfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons New Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tallow Wood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Belfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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