Total Crime Rate

236.6 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 236.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 61.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.5 9/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wilkins Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Churston with Galmpton , and the 43rd 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 Wilkins Drive (TQ4 7FF) in the last 12 months was 236.6 per 1,000 residents and was 306.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 106.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ).

In the area around Wilkins Drive (TQ4 7FF), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Churston with Galmpton

Crime Over Time in Wilkins Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rushlade Close —
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shelston Tor Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowbrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lulworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Holwill Tor Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mimosa Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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