Postcode · Torquay
Crime in TQ1 1PZ
How much crime is recorded in TQ1 1PZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wellswood
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,677 (2024)
TQ1 1PZTorquay
How safe is TQ1 1PZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ1 1PZ area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
TQ1 1PZNational
Violence and sexual offences32.823.6
Criminal damage and arson7.94.7
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Public order4.94.6
Other theft4.04.5
Burglary3.99.1
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs1.32.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.