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Crime in TQ3 1

How much crime is recorded in TQ3 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Torbay
Region
South West
Population
17,691 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TQ3 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in TQ3 1, 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
25.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

TQ3 1National
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Shoplifting8.98.4
Burglary8.09.1
Other theft6.04.5
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Public order3.14.6
Drugs1.92.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Theft from the person1.32.1
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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