Total Crime Rate

102.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Castor Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Furzeham with Summercombe , and the 137th highest crime rate of 468 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 Castor Close (TQ5 9NU) in the last 12 months was 102.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castor Close (TQ5 9NU), 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 Castor Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Penn Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sellick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ealing Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ealing Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greenswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upton Manor Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penn Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briseham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wishings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briseham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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