Postcode · Torquay
Crime in TQ2 8NA
How much crime is recorded in TQ2 8NA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Watcombe
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,359 (2024)
TQ2 8NATorquay
How safe is TQ2 8NA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ2 8NA area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 8NANational
Violence and sexual offences30.823.6
Burglary5.29.1
Drugs4.12.4
Other theft3.84.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order2.84.6
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.51.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.