Total Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 50.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hoyles Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Churston with Galmpton , and the 184th lowest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hoyles Road (TQ3 3PJ) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoyles Road (TQ3 3PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Higher Ramshill Lane, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ramshill Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hoyles Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pimm Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abelia Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Langridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Overclose Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Overclose Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kerria Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overclose Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overclose Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Abelia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Higher Ramshill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abelia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abelia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoyle'S Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoyle'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Spruce Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spruce Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Higher Ramshill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Abelia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langridge Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ramshill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunstone Rise Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smallcombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smallcombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ramshill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Smallcombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Smallcombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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