Total Crime Rate

130.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 130.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Other crime 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knick Knack Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Furzeham with Summercombe , and the 107th highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knick Knack Lane (TQ5 9LP) in the last 12 months was 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 87.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 137.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knick Knack Lane (TQ5 9LP), 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 Knick Knack Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knick Knack Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knick Knack Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wren Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wren Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knick Knack Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenswood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knick Knack Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Knick Knack Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eden Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkham Glade Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vicarage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parkham Glade Under investigation
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Data Sources

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