Postcode · Torquay
Crime in TQ2 6LA
How much crime is recorded in TQ2 6LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chelston, Cockington & Livermead
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,521 (2024)
TQ2 6LATorquay
How safe is TQ2 6LA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ2 6LA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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 6LANational
Violence and sexual offences6.223.6
Burglary5.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Public order1.54.6
Other crime1.21.5
Other theft1.24.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.