Total Crime Rate

99.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 99.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 33.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Orchard Grove area has the 11th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Furzeham with Summercombe , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 468 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 Grove (TQ5 9RH) in the last 12 months was 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Grove (TQ5 9RH), 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 Orchard Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Greenswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upton Manor Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bakers Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briseham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briseham Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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