Postcode · Paignton
Crime in TQ3 1NG
How much crime is recorded in TQ3 1NG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Marldon, Stoke Gabriel & Kingswear
- Council
- South Hams
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,299 (2024)
TQ3 1NGPaignton
How safe is TQ3 1NG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ3 1NG area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 1NGNational
Violence and sexual offences11.923.6
Other theft10.04.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Burglary3.59.1
Public order1.94.6
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Shoplifting1.08.4
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.72.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 103% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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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.