Total Crime Rate

138.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 138.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kings Ash Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Churston with Galmpton , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Ash Road (TQ3 3XF) in the last 12 months was 138.0 per 1,000 residents and was 137.0% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 90.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Ash Road (TQ3 3XF), the main crime hotspot is near Higher Ramshill Lane. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Churston with Galmpton

Crime Over Time in Kings Ash Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spruce Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoyle'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kerria Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Spruce Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abelia Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Abelia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Higher Ramshill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Higher Ramshill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoyle'S Road —
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
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Data Sources

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