Total Crime Rate
4.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Eveleigh 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wren Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kiln Path | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glenmore Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanover Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bolton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Paddock | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penn Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bakers Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Greenswood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Castor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Castor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eden Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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