Postcode · Paignton
Crime in TQ3 3QZ
How much crime is recorded in TQ3 3QZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clifton & Maidenway
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,658 (2024)
TQ3 3QZPaignton
How safe is TQ3 3QZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ3 3QZ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 3QZNational
Violence and sexual offences24.123.6
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Burglary7.79.1
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Other theft5.24.5
Public order2.94.6
Other crime2.01.5
Drugs1.92.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.