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Crime in TQ2 7

How much crime is recorded in TQ2 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Torbay
Region
South West
Population
20,731 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TQ2 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in TQ2 7, broadly in line with 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
28.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 7National
Violence and sexual offences25.223.6
Shoplifting8.88.4
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Burglary4.89.1
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other theft3.34.5
Public order2.74.6
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.41.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 7% 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.

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