Postcode · Torquay
Crime in TQ2 6LY
How much crime is recorded in TQ2 6LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chelston, Cockington & Livermead
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,561 (2024)
TQ2 6LYTorquay
How safe is TQ2 6LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ2 6LY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 6LYNational
Violence and sexual offences20.323.6
Burglary7.29.1
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Public order1.34.6
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Shoplifting0.98.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.