Postcode · Torquay
Crime in TQ1 4LT
How much crime is recorded in TQ1 4LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Marychurch & Maidencombe
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,761 (2024)
TQ1 4LTTorquay
How safe is TQ1 4LT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ1 4LT 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
39.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 4LTNational
Violence and sexual offences34.323.6
Shoplifting13.08.4
Other theft10.54.5
Burglary7.29.1
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Public order4.74.6
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.