Postcode · Paignton
Crime in TQ3 2DD
How much crime is recorded in TQ3 2DD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Preston & Shorton
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,582 (2024)
TQ3 2DDPaignton
How safe is TQ3 2DD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ3 2DD area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 2DDNational
Violence and sexual offences19.923.6
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other theft4.44.5
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Public order3.74.6
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Drugs2.32.4
Burglary2.09.1
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.