Total Crime Rate
3.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mathill Close area has the lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Furzeham with Summercombe , and the 2nd lowest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mathill Close (TQ5 0DR) in the last 12 months was 3.1 per 1,000 residents and was 95.5% lower than the Furzeham with Summercombe average (67.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Mathill Close (TQ5 0DR), the main crime hotspot is near Horsepool Street. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longcroft Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horsepool Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laywell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pine Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenover Close | Under investigation |
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