Crap Towns / Torquay / Crime

How much crime is there in Torquay?

The police recorded 122 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Torquay from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.6 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 59.8. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 123, up from 122 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	122	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	122	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	123	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	59.8	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	12.6	7.0
Shoplifting	11.2	7.1
Other theft	9.9	5.4
Public order	8.3	6.6
Drugs	6.0	2.4
Burglary	3.6	3.1
Vehicle crime	3.6	3.8
Other crime	2.6	2.0
Possession of weapons	1.7	0.8
Theft from the person	1.5	0.4
Robbery	1.2	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.5	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Torquay	–	122
Paignton	7.5 km	78.8
Newton Abbot	7.4 km	73.8
Dawlish	12.1 km	70.8
Totnes	12.7 km	65.1
Teignmouth	7.9 km	61.9
Dartmouth	15.9 km	54.6
Exmouth	18.2 km	54.5
Brixham	10.9 km	53.2
Kingsteignton	8.1 km	39.6
Bovey Tracey	15.3 km	25.4
The typical town	–	76.2