Total Crime Rate

69.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 69.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Barnfield Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Furzeham with Summercombe , and the 209th highest 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 Barnfield Road (TQ5 9PP) in the last 12 months was 69.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnfield Road (TQ5 9PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kiln Path, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Barnfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briseham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Penn Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briseham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wren Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bolton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wishings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penn Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sellick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kiln Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Greenswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ochre Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ealing Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ealing Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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