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Crime in TQ4 5

How much crime is recorded in TQ4 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Torbay
Region
South West
Population
11,015 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TQ4 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 55.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in TQ4 5, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
55.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
127
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

TQ4 5National
Violence and sexual offences45.923.6
Shoplifting21.98.4
Anti-social behaviour21.610.7
Burglary11.09.1
Other theft10.54.5
Criminal damage and arson10.24.7
Public order6.94.6
Drugs3.72.4
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other crime1.81.5
Theft from the person1.72.1
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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