Postcode · Torquay
Crime in TQ2 8JH
How much crime is recorded in TQ2 8JH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shiphay & the Willows
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,378 (2024)
TQ2 8JHTorquay
How safe is TQ2 8JH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ2 8JH area, below 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
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 8JHNational
Violence and sexual offences22.923.6
Shoplifting8.88.4
Other theft5.64.5
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Burglary3.79.1
Public order2.94.6
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.