Postcode · Paignton
Crime in TQ3 2HZ
How much crime is recorded in TQ3 2HZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Paignton Central
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,479 (2024)
TQ3 2HZPaignton
How safe is TQ3 2HZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ3 2HZ area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
42.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
103
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 2HZNational
Violence and sexual offences37.523.6
Shoplifting20.28.4
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Burglary9.99.1
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Public order6.64.6
Other theft6.34.5
Other crime3.11.5
Drugs1.42.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.