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Crime in TQ1 3HL

How much crime is recorded in TQ1 3HL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Babbacombe & Plainmoor
Council
Torbay
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,383 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TQ1 3HL

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ1 3HL area, broadly in line with 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
33.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 3HLNational
Violence and sexual offences31.223.6
Shoplifting21.98.4
Criminal damage and arson8.94.7
Other theft5.64.5
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Public order3.94.6
Other crime1.91.5
Robbery1.11.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 22% since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
20242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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