Postcode · Torquay
Crime in TQ2 5LT
How much crime is recorded in TQ2 5LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chelston, Cockington & Livermead
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,751 (2024)
TQ2 5LTTorquay
How safe is TQ2 5LT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ2 5LT area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
42.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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).
TQ2 5LTNational
Violence and sexual offences40.123.6
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Drugs2.62.4
Other crime2.41.5
Other theft1.94.5
Public order1.94.6
Burglary1.89.1
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 31% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.