Total Crime Rate
8.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eveleigh Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Furzeham with Summercombe , and the 14th lowest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Eveleigh Close (TQ5 9HS) in the last 12 months was 8.2 per 1,000 residents and was 88.3% lower than the Furzeham with Summercombe average (69.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Eveleigh Close (TQ5 9HS), the main crime hotspot is near Doctors Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Furzeham with Summercombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wren Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vicarage Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kiln Path | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkham Glade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parkham Glade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenswood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eden Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wren Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knick Knack Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Knick Knack Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Knick Knack Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Knick Knack Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parkham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Knick Knack Lane | Under investigation |
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