Postcode district · Brixham
Crime in TQ5
How much crime is recorded in TQ5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 22,492 (2024)
TQ5Postcode district · Brixham
How safe is TQ5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in TQ5, below 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
25.9
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).
TQ5National
Violence and sexual offences22.623.6
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Shoplifting4.48.4
Burglary3.89.1
Other theft3.44.5
Public order2.64.6
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs1.12.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.