Postcode · Torquay
Crime in TQ1 2EJ
How much crime is recorded in TQ1 2EJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wellswood
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,706 (2024)
TQ1 2EJTorquay
How safe is TQ1 2EJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 59.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ1 2EJ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
59.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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 2EJNational
Violence and sexual offences49.623.6
Burglary9.49.1
Criminal damage and arson7.94.7
Public order5.94.6
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Other theft4.34.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.42.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.