Crime Rates at Drew Street, Brixham, TQ5 9JY

Drew Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Furzeham with Summercombe , and the 177th highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Drew Street (TQ5 9JY) in the last 12 months was 86.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drew Street (TQ5 9JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Doctors Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milton Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.