Postcode · Torquay
Crime in TQ2 7GH
How much crime is recorded in TQ2 7GH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shiphay & the Willows
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,934 (2024)
TQ2 7GHTorquay
How safe is TQ2 7GH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ2 7GH area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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 7GHNational
Shoplifting41.18.4
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Other theft3.64.5
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Public order2.94.6
Burglary2.59.1
Drugs1.22.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.