Postcode · Torquay
Crime in TQ2 6DR
How much crime is recorded in TQ2 6DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chelston, Cockington & Livermead
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,529 (2024)
TQ2 6DRTorquay
How safe is TQ2 6DR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ2 6DR 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
35.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 6DRNational
Violence and sexual offences32.823.6
Burglary5.89.1
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Other theft2.74.5
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Public order0.34.6
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.