Total Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

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 98.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Fernicombe Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Churston with Galmpton , and the 157th highest crime rate of 465 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 3UX) in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (β‰ˆ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fernicombe Road (TQ3 3UX), 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.

View Crime In Churston with Galmpton

Crime Over Time in Fernicombe Road area

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

Data Sources

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