Total Crime Rate

148.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 148.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

New Park Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Furzeham with Summercombe , and the 83rd 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 New Park Close (TQ5 9EF) in the last 12 months was 148.4 per 1,000 residents and was 113.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Park Close (TQ5 9EF), the main crime hotspot is near Poundsgate Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Furzeham with Summercombe

Crime Over Time in New Park Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westover Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penn Meadows Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westover Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Centry Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Centry Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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