Postcode · Torquay
Crime in TQ2 6UG
How much crime is recorded in TQ2 6UG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chelston, Cockington & Livermead
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,948 (2024)
TQ2 6UGTorquay
How safe is TQ2 6UG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ2 6UG area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 6UGNational
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Burglary5.69.1
Other theft4.74.5
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Drugs1.82.4
Public order1.24.6
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 48% 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.