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Crime in TQ2 7AB

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

Neighbourhood
Shiphay & the Willows
Council
Torbay
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,231 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TQ2 7AB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 3.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ2 7AB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
3.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
7
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 7ABNational
Violence and sexual offences3.223.6
Shoplifting1.98.4
Burglary1.39.1
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Criminal damage and arson0.44.7
Other crime0.31.5
Public order0.24.6
Other theft0.14.5
Drugs0.12.4
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
1
2
3
4
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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