Total Crime Rate

7.3 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 7.3 1/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Southdown Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Furzeham with Summercombe , and the 10th lowest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southdown Avenue (TQ5 0AP) in the last 12 months was 7.3 per 1,000 residents and was 89.6% lower than the Furzeham with Summercombe average (69.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southdown Avenue (TQ5 0AP), the main crime hotspot is near Elm Road. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Furzeham with Summercombe

Crime Over Time in Southdown Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quentin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longcroft Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Polhearne Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Polhearne Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Chiseldon Farm Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chiseldon Farm Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milton Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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