Postcode · Paignton
Crime in TQ3 3RP
How much crime is recorded in TQ3 3RP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Paignton Central
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,331 (2024)
TQ3 3RPPaignton
How safe is TQ3 3RP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ3 3RP 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
37.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 3RPNational
Violence and sexual offences31.923.6
Other theft6.64.5
Burglary4.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Public order3.74.6
Drugs3.42.4
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other crime2.51.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.