Crime Rates at Orchard Close, Brixham, TQ5 9QA

Orchard Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Furzeham with Summercombe , and the 145th highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Close (TQ5 9QA) in the last 12 months was 102.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Close (TQ5 9QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Doctors Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Yards Lane (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.