Total Crime Rate

82.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fernicombe Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Churston with Galmpton , and the 175th highest 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 Fernicombe Road (TQ3 3UP) in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 51.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fernicombe Road (TQ3 3UP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fernicombe Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tallow Wood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookman Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smallcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistow Court
Apr 2026Public order Tavistow Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Jasmine Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookman Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Underidge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Underidge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clovelly Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Barton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Park Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft New Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Park Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Park Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Park Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clovelly Rise
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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