Crime

Crime in Torbay by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

4,313crimes recordedJune to August 2026

+8%on the 3 months beforemore crime

Broadsandslowest rate28.8 per 1,000 a year

92.3middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Roselands (-12%), Chelston (-11%) and Shiphay (-6%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#				Most common
1	RoundhamTQ4 · 5,115 residents	269.8	▲ 13%	violence
2	TorreTQ2 · 15,676 residents	181.4	▲ 2%	violence
3	UptonTQ1 · 18,533 residents	164.2	▲ 10%	violence
4	TorquayTQ1 · 43,711 residents	162.6	▲ 6%	violence
5	EllacombeTQ1 · 15,140 residents	160.4	▲ 22%	violence
6	St MarychurchTQ1 · 10,350 residents	130.2	▲ 22%	violence
7	FurzehamTQ5 · 5,146 residents	127.5	▲ 13%	violence
8	PaigntonTQ3 · 44,993 residents	120.9	▲ 15%	violence
9	HeleTQ2 · 13,621 residents	113.1	▲ 18%	violence
10	FoxholeTQ3 · 15,531 residents	112.5	▲ 55%	violence
11	PlainmoorTQ1 · 16,757 residents	106.7	▲ 26%	violence
12	BabbacombeTQ1 · 5,797 residents	105.6	▲ 20%	violence
13	ChelstonTQ2 · 9,774 residents	102.3	▼ 11%	violence
14	GoodringtonTQ4 · 6,164 residents	98.6	▲ 25%	violence
15	BartonTQ2 · 10,227 residents	94.3	▼ 2%	violence
16	Combe PaffordTQ2 · 14,558 residents	92.3	▲ 9%	violence
17	WatcombeTQ2 · 7,121 residents	91.6	▲ 1%	violence
18	BrixhamTQ5 · 16,831 residents	90.8	▲ 25%	violence
19	Higher BrixhamTQ5 · 6,100 residents	86.6	▲ 21%	violence
20	ShiphayTQ2 · 10,416 residents	85.6	▼ 6%	violence
21	Collaton St MaryTQ3 · 4,582 residents	80.3	▼ 7%	violence
22	RoselandsTQ4 · 6,210 residents	77.3	▼ 12%	violence
23	LivermeadTQ2 · 5,113 residents	75.1	▼ 9%	violence
24	PrestonTQ3 · 9,113 residents	70.2	▲ 23%	violence
25	ShortonTQ3 · 10,401 residents	61.9	▲ 33%	violence
26	HookhillsTQ4 · 5,579 residents	58.1	▼ 5%	violence
27	WellswoodTQ1 · 10,640 residents	55.6	▲ 8%	violence
28	WhiterockTQ4 · 8,874 residents	54.1	▲ 5%	violence
29	CockingtonTQ2 · 6,560 residents	42.1	▼ 10%	violence
30	GalmptonTQ5 · 2,599 residents	30.8	▼ 43%	violence
31	BroadsandsTQ4 · 4,301 residents	28.8	▼ 21%	violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Torbay have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Broadsands, Galmpton, Cockington, Whiterock and Wellswood.

Which areas of Torbay have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Roundham, Torre, Upton, Torquay and Ellacombe.

Is crime going up or down in Torbay?

Across Torbay, 4,313 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 8% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.