Total Crime Rate

75.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Penwill Way area has the 36th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Churston with Galmpton , and the 190th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penwill Way (TQ4 5JQ) in the last 12 months was 75.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penwill Way (TQ4 5JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elmbank Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manor Terrace (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penwill Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penwill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merritt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catherine Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ebenezer Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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