Postcode · Paignton
Crime in TQ4 6FD
How much crime is recorded in TQ4 6FD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Paignton Central
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,784 (2024)
TQ4 6FDPaignton
How safe is TQ4 6FD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ4 6FD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).
TQ4 6FDNational
Violence and sexual offences16.823.6
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Other theft6.24.5
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Burglary5.19.1
Public order3.64.6
Other crime2.51.5
Drugs1.32.4
Theft from the person1.22.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.