Total Crime Rate
73.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria Terrace area has the 21st highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Furzeham with Summercombe , and the 199th highest 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 Victoria Terrace (TQ5 9RT) in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Terrace (TQ5 9RT), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wren Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bolton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kiln Path | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ochre Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Union Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Higher Manor Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Furzeham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Market Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glenmore Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Greenswood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Quay | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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