Total Crime Rate

361.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 361.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 202.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.1 8/10
  • Other theft 35.3 10/10
  • Public order 14.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hayes Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Churston with Galmpton , and the 25th 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 Hayes Road (TQ4 5PL) in the last 12 months was 361.8 per 1,000 residents and was 521.0% 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 Shoplifting with 69 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 ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hayes Road (TQ4 5PL), the main crime hotspot is near Waterleat Drive. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hayes Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Catherine Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Totnes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Totnes Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Collingwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Catherine Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterleat Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Catherine Crescent
Sep 2025Other theft Totnes Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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