Postcode · Torquay
Crime in TQ1 3SX
How much crime is recorded in TQ1 3SX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Babbacombe & Plainmoor
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,227 (2024)
TQ1 3SXTorquay
How safe is TQ1 3SX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ1 3SX area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 3SXNational
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Public order3.14.6
Drugs2.22.4
Shoplifting1.98.4
Other crime1.81.5
Other theft1.74.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.