Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 10.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Higher Ranscombe Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Furzeham with Summercombe , and the 208th highest crime rate of 465 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 Higher Ranscombe Road (TQ5 9HH) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Ranscombe Road (TQ5 9HH), 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 Higher Ranscombe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westover Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Centry Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westover Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Centry Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garlic Rea Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Garlic Rea Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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