Total Crime Rate

81.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 81.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Milton Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Furzeham with Summercombe , and the 185th highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Street (TQ5 0EG) in the last 12 months was 81.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Street (TQ5 0EG), 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 Milton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Chiseldon Farm Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Polhearne Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Polhearne Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longcroft Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chiseldon Farm Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quentin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Milton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Milton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Milton Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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