Postcode · Torquay
Crime in TQ2 7LA
How much crime is recorded in TQ2 7LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shiphay & the Willows
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,494 (2024)
TQ2 7LATorquay
How safe is TQ2 7LA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 75.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ2 7LA area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
75.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
136
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 7LANational
Violence and sexual offences70.423.6
Anti-social behaviour15.310.7
Other theft10.74.5
Public order10.14.6
Shoplifting9.08.4
Burglary8.39.1
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Drugs3.22.4
Other crime2.71.5
Theft from the person1.62.1
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 43% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.