Total Crime Rate
29.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Upton Manor Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Furzeham with Summercombe , and the 111th lowest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Upton Manor Road (TQ5 9RF) in the last 12 months was 29.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Upton Manor Road (TQ5 9RF), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanover Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Upton Manor Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bakers Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Castor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Castor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eden Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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