Postcode · Paignton
Crime in TQ3 3TS
How much crime is recorded in TQ3 3TS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blatchcombe & Blagdon
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,389 (2024)
How safe is TQ3 3TS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 65.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ3 3TS area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
65.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
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 3TSNational
Violence and sexual offences54.223.6
Burglary7.69.1
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Public order5.74.6
Other theft5.54.5
Other crime5.41.5
Drugs2.62.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Shoplifting0.98.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 31% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.