Crime Rates at Cotmore Close, Brixham, TQ5 0EF

Cotmore Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Furzeham with Summercombe , and the 89th lowest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cotmore Close (TQ5 0EF) in the last 12 months was 25.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotmore Close (TQ5 0EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Laywell Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chestnut Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.