Postcode · Paignton
Crime in TQ3 3UA
How much crime is recorded in TQ3 3UA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blatchcombe & Blagdon
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,165 (2024)
TQ3 3UAPaignton
How safe is TQ3 3UA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 56.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ3 3UA area, well above 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
56.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
102
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 3UANational
Violence and sexual offences49.523.6
Anti-social behaviour12.610.7
Burglary7.69.1
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Other theft6.04.5
Public order5.94.6
Shoplifting5.98.4
Other crime5.01.5
Possession of weapons2.60.9
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.