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Crime in TQ1 3SQ

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

Neighbourhood
Babbacombe & Plainmoor
Council
Torbay
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,579 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Crime

How safe is TQ1 3SQ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ1 3SQ 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
38.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 3SQNational
Violence and sexual offences35.123.6
Anti-social behaviour12.110.7
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Shoplifting5.08.4
Burglary2.99.1
Public order2.84.6
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime1.91.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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