Postcode · Torquay
Crime in TQ1 3JP
How much crime is recorded in TQ1 3JP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Babbacombe & Plainmoor
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,612 (2024)
TQ1 3JPTorquay
How safe is TQ1 3JP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ1 3JP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 3JPNational
Violence and sexual offences19.123.6
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Other theft3.24.5
Public order2.24.6
Burglary1.79.1
Other crime1.71.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.72.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.