Total Crime Rate
7.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rydons area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Furzeham with Summercombe , and the 13th lowest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rydons (TQ5 8QF) in the last 12 months was 7.6 per 1,000 residents and was 89.2% lower than the Furzeham with Summercombe average (69.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rydons (TQ5 8QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elliott Grove, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bradden Crescent (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Furzeham with Summercombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Laywell Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laywell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beverley Rise | Under investigation |
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