Total Crime Rate

68.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.2 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 68.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Great Rea Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Furzeham with Summercombe , and the 215th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Great Rea Road (TQ5 9SR) in the last 12 months was 68.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Rea Road (TQ5 9SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pump Street, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Strand (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Great Rea Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garlic Rea Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garlic Rea Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garlic Rea Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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