Postcode · Brixham
Crime in TQ5 8RU
How much crime is recorded in TQ5 8RU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brixham Town
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,479 (2024)
TQ5 8RUBrixham
How safe is TQ5 8RU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ5 8RU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 8RUNational
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Burglary5.39.1
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other theft1.54.5
Other crime1.11.5
Public order0.94.6
Shoplifting0.58.4
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.