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Crime in TQ2 5

How much crime is recorded in TQ2 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Torbay
Region
South West
Population
14,574 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TQ2 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 76.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in TQ2 5, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
76.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
161
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).

TQ2 5National
Violence and sexual offences64.923.6
Anti-social behaviour27.210.7
Shoplifting13.88.4
Burglary13.49.1
Criminal damage and arson11.94.7
Other theft11.24.5
Public order9.04.6
Drugs6.62.4
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Theft from the person2.82.1
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Other crime2.31.5
Robbery1.81.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
20242025

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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