Total Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 49.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lindthorpe Way area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Furzeham with Summercombe , and the 191st lowest crime rate of 468 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 Lindthorpe Way (TQ5 8NY) in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindthorpe Way (TQ5 8NY), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lindthorpe Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumber Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pillar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pillar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penpethy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penpethy Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penpethy Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gollands Under investigation
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Data Sources

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