Total Crime Rate

8.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 8.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blue Waters Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Churston with Galmpton , and the 16th lowest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blue Waters Drive (TQ4 6JE) in the last 12 months was 8.8 per 1,000 residents and was 84.9% lower than the Churston with Galmpton average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blue Waters Drive (TQ4 6JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadsands Bend, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Close (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Churston with Galmpton

Crime Over Time in Blue Waters Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadsands Bend —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadsands Bend —
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Data Sources

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