Postcode · Brixham
Crime in TQ5 8DG
How much crime is recorded in TQ5 8DG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brixham Town
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,269 (2024)
TQ5 8DGBrixham
How safe is TQ5 8DG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ5 8DG area, 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
24.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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).
TQ5 8DGNational
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Burglary11.99.1
Other theft6.04.5
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Public order1.34.6
Other crime0.91.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Anti-social behaviour0.810.7
Robbery0.61.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 46% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.