Postcode · Paignton
Crime in TQ3 3LE
How much crime is recorded in TQ3 3LE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clifton & Maidenway
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,525 (2024)
TQ3 3LEPaignton
How safe is TQ3 3LE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ3 3LE area, above 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
35.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 3LENational
Violence and sexual offences30.823.6
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Other theft4.84.5
Drugs3.62.4
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Burglary2.29.1
Public order1.74.6
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.