Crime in TQ1
How much crime is recorded in TQ1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 43,511 (2024)
TQ1Postcode district · Torquay
How safe is TQ1
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 53.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in TQ1, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
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).
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.