Total Crime Rate

82.7 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 82.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.6 7/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Pillar Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Furzeham with Summercombe , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 465 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 Pillar Avenue (TQ5 8LN) in the last 12 months was 82.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pillar Avenue (TQ5 8LN), the main crime hotspot is near North Boundary Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Furzeham with Summercombe

Crime Over Time in Pillar Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary North Boundary Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pillar Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Meadow Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pavilions Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pillar Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Meadow Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Boundary Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gollands Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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