Total Crime Rate

86.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 86.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 15.7 6/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Home Close 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 Home Close (TQ5 9JZ) 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 Home Close (TQ5 9JZ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Home Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wren Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knick Knack Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knick Knack Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Metherell Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Metherell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenswood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Knick Knack Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knick Knack Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vicarage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eden Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wren Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkham Glade Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parkham Glade Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knick Knack Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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