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Crime in TQ5 8

How much crime is recorded in TQ5 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Torbay
Region
South West
Population
7,812 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TQ5 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in TQ5 8, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
30.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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).

TQ5 8National
Violence and sexual offences26.023.6
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Burglary6.29.1
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Shoplifting4.88.4
Other theft3.84.5
Public order3.64.6
Drugs2.02.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 29% since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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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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