Postcode · Torquay
Crime in TQ2 7BR
How much crime is recorded in TQ2 7BR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shiphay & the Willows
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,503 (2024)
TQ2 7BRTorquay
How safe is TQ2 7BR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ2 7BR area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
44.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 7BRNational
Violence and sexual offences39.323.6
Burglary8.69.1
Shoplifting6.18.4
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Other theft4.54.5
Public order3.54.6
Other crime2.71.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 75% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.