Total Crime Rate

48.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 48.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 45.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Mayflower Drive area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Furzeham with Summercombe , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mayflower Drive (TQ5 9LU) in the last 12 months was 48.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mayflower Drive (TQ5 9LU), 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 Mayflower Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Paddock Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bakers Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Greenswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wren Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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