Crime Rates at Higher Furzeham Road, Brixham, TQ5 8QP

Higher Furzeham Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Furzeham with Summercombe , and the 140th 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 Higher Furzeham Road (TQ5 8QP) in the last 12 months was 108.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Furzeham Road (TQ5 8QP), the main crime hotspot is near Market Street. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.