Postcode · Torquay
Crime in TQ1 3AX
How much crime is recorded in TQ1 3AX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ellacombe
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,551 (2024)
TQ1 3AXTorquay
How safe is TQ1 3AX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 59.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ1 3AX 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
59.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
93
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 3AXNational
Violence and sexual offences47.523.6
Burglary13.69.1
Anti-social behaviour11.410.7
Criminal damage and arson8.74.7
Public order5.04.6
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Robbery2.51.4
Shoplifting2.08.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other crime1.41.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.