Total Crime Rate

692.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

332.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 692.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 332.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 279.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 132.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 73.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.4 10/10
  • Public order 45.5 10/10
  • Other theft 31.5 10/10
  • Burglary 28.0 10/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Other crime 10.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fore Street area has the highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Furzeham with Summercombe , and the 9th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fore Street (TQ5 8DS) in the last 12 months was 692.3 per 1,000 residents and was 924.0% higher 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 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 332.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fore Street (TQ5 8DS), the main crime hotspot is near Market Street. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Fore Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Manor Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glenmore Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Kiln Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bolton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Furzeham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wren Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Union Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Quay Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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