Postcode · Paignton
Crime in TQ4 6LH
How much crime is recorded in TQ4 6LH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Churston & Galmpton
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,357 (2024)
TQ4 6LHPaignton
How safe is TQ4 6LH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ4 6LH 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
20.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 6LHNational
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Burglary6.29.1
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Public order2.34.6
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
Drugs0.12.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 74% 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.