Total Crime Rate

87.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 87.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Smallcombe Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Churston with Galmpton , and the 174th highest 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 Smallcombe Road (TQ3 3RX) in the last 12 months was 87.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smallcombe Road (TQ3 3RX), the main crime hotspot is near New Park Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Smallcombe Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons New Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Abelia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Abelia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abelia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abelia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Spruce Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spruce Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pimm Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoyle'S Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoyle'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons New Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Langridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Belfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langridge Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overclose Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overclose Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Overclose Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Overclose Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Public order Smallcombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Smallcombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ramshill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ramshill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abelia Close —

Data Sources

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