Total Crime Rate

157.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 157.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 17.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Hollyhock Way area has the 13th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Churston with Galmpton , and the 76th 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 Hollyhock Way (TQ4 7FN) in the last 12 months was 157.0 per 1,000 residents and was 159.2% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 101.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hollyhock Way (TQ4 7FN), the main crime hotspot is near Foxglove Way. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hollyhock Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mimosa Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foxglove Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Foxglove Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mimosa Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mimosa Way —
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Data Sources

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