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Crime in TQ3 3FY

How much crime is recorded in TQ3 3FY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Blatchcombe & Blagdon
Council
Torbay
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,090 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TQ3 3FY

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ3 3FY area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
32.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 3FYNational
Violence and sexual offences26.823.6
Burglary6.89.1
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Other theft3.34.5
Public order2.24.6
Other crime1.91.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Drugs1.12.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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20242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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