Postcode · Brixham
Crime in TQ5 9LG
How much crime is recorded in TQ5 9LG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Higher Brixham
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,411 (2024)
TQ5 9LGBrixham
How safe is TQ5 9LG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ5 9LG 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
23.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 9LGNational
Violence and sexual offences23.223.6
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other theft1.24.5
Public order1.24.6
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Drugs0.52.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Burglary0.49.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.