Postcode · Paignton
Crime in TQ3 3NX
How much crime is recorded in TQ3 3NX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clifton & Maidenway
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,503 (2024)
TQ3 3NXPaignton
How safe is TQ3 3NX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ3 3NX area, well 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
20.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 3NXNational
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other theft3.44.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Public order3.04.6
Other crime2.01.5
Burglary1.89.1
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.