Total Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Polhearne Way area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Furzeham with Summercombe , and the 179th 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 Polhearne Way (TQ5 0EE) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Polhearne Way (TQ5 0EE), the main crime hotspot is near Milton Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Polhearne Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Polhearne Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quentin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Polhearne Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Milton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Milton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Milton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Chiseldon Farm Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Chiseldon Farm Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longcroft Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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