Postcode · Brixham
Crime in TQ5 8EU
How much crime is recorded in TQ5 8EU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brixham Town
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 977 (2024)
TQ5 8EUBrixham
How safe is TQ5 8EU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ5 8EU 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
23.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 8EUNational
Violence and sexual offences20.123.6
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Public order6.34.6
Other theft5.64.5
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Burglary2.89.1
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 43% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.