Total Crime Rate
35.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mount Pleasant Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Furzeham with Summercombe , and the 132nd lowest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mount Pleasant Road (TQ5 9RP) in the last 12 months was 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mount Pleasant Road (TQ5 9RP), the main crime hotspot is near Market Street. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 31 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 | Windmill Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Furzeham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ochre Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Union Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kiln Path | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bolton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glenmore Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wren Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Higher Manor Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Market Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Greenswood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
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