Postcode · Paignton
Crime in TQ3 3AR
How much crime is recorded in TQ3 3AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Paignton Central
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,865 (2024)
TQ3 3ARPaignton
How safe is TQ3 3AR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 72.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ3 3AR area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
72.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
196
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 3ARNational
Violence and sexual offences58.023.6
Shoplifting38.18.4
Burglary29.29.1
Anti-social behaviour26.210.7
Other theft19.74.5
Criminal damage and arson17.34.7
Public order10.54.6
Drugs6.02.4
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Theft from the person2.32.1
Other crime1.91.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Robbery1.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.