Total Crime Rate
28.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Deep Dene Close area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Furzeham with Summercombe , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Deep Dene Close (TQ5 0DZ) in the last 12 months was 28.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Deep Dene Close (TQ5 0DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Laywell Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elm Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Furzeham with Summercombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Laywell Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laywell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Way | Under investigation |
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