Total Crime Rate
75.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Edinburgh Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Furzeham with Summercombe , and the 198th highest crime rate of 465 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 Edinburgh Road (TQ5 9PH) in the last 12 months was 75.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 600.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edinburgh Road (TQ5 9PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hill Park Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Furzeham with Summercombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westover Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Westover Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penn Meadows Close | Under investigation |
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