Total Crime Rate

4.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 4.1 1/10
  • Violent crimes 4.1 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eveleigh Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Furzeham with Summercombe , and the 11th lowest crime rate of 468 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 4.1 per 1,000 residents and was 94.0% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eveleigh Close (TQ5 9HS), the main crime hotspot is near Orchard Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Eveleigh Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wren Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kiln Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glenmore Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bolton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Paddock Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bakers Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greenswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Park Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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