Total Crime Rate

115.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 115.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.0 9/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wolborough Gardens area has the 9th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Furzeham with Summercombe , and the 133rd 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 Wolborough Gardens (TQ5 9DD) in the last 12 months was 115.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolborough Gardens (TQ5 9DD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Furzeham with Summercombe

Crime Over Time in Wolborough Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pilgrim Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Pilgrim Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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