Total Crime Rate

320.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

193.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 320.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 193.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 189.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Other theft 19.8 10/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Long Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Churston with Galmpton , and the 29th highest crime rate of 468 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 Long Road (TQ4 7BL) in the last 12 months was 320.2 per 1,000 residents and was 428.7% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 193.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Road (TQ4 7BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eight Acre Drive (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Churston with Galmpton

Crime Over Time in Long Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Rock Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waddeton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eight Acre Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eight Acre Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eight Acre Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Eight Acre Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waddeton Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waddeton Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waddeton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waddeton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waddeton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brixham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brixham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brixham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brixham Road —
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Data Sources

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