Postcode · Paignton
Crime in TQ3 1EF
How much crime is recorded in TQ3 1EF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Preston & Shorton
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,578 (2024)
TQ3 1EFPaignton
How safe is TQ3 1EF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ3 1EF 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
24.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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).
TQ3 1EFNational
Violence and sexual offences21.323.6
Shoplifting14.28.4
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Burglary6.19.1
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft4.24.5
Public order4.24.6
Drugs2.02.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.