Total Crime Rate
67.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bolton Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Furzeham with Summercombe , and the 219th highest 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 Bolton Street (TQ5 9AD) in the last 12 months was 67.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bolton Street (TQ5 9AD), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kiln Path | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ochre Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bolton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wren Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glenmore Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sellick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penn Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Castor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Castor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Greenswood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Market Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Market Street | Under investigation |
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