What is the crime rate in torbay?

As of March 2026, torbay has an annual crime rate of 99.82 per 1,000 residents, based on 1,245 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does torbay rank nationally for crime?

torbay ranks #130 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in torbay?

The most common crime type in torbay is Violence & Sexual Offences with 526 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 42.2% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Devon & Cornwall Police Police

torbay Crime Intelligence Report

torbay recorded 1,245 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 8.94 per 1,000 residents. This places torbay at #130 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 15.1% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 6.8% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

1,245

trending_up +15.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

99.82per 1k

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National Safety

#231of 330

Ranked by annual rate

National Population

139,324

Estimated population

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Live Points

Crime Incident

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 23	23
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 17	17
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 14	14
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 13	13
On or near Browns Bridge Road Map	Shoplifting: 12	12
On or near Supermarket Map	Violence and sexual offences: 11	11
On or near Belgrave Road Map	Anti-social behaviour: 8 Criminal damage and arson: 3	8
On or near Shopping Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 11	11
On or near Commercial Road Map	Shoplifting: 11	11
On or near Littlefield Close Map	Violence and sexual offences: 10	10

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

1,245 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

526

42.2%

Anti-social Behaviour

186

14.9%

Criminal Damage & Arson

126

10.1%

Shoplifting

8.0%

Other Theft

7.6%

Public Order

6.2%

Drug Offences

2.2%

Other Crime

2.2%

Vehicle Crime

2.0%

Burglary

1.9%

Weapons Possession

1.2%

Robbery

0.6%

Theft from Person

0.5%

Bicycle Theft

0.3%

Stop & Search

March 2026

496

Total Stops

25.0%

Arrest Rate

213

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

288

Offensive weapons

Stolen goods

Article for use in theft

Articles for use in criminal damage

Firearms

Outcome

A no further action disposal290

Arrest124

Community resolution39

Not recorded38

Summons / charged by post4

Khat or Cannabis warning1

Gender

Male393

Female82

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

94.9%

White

3.0%

Black

1.5%

Asian

0.6%

Other

Stop & search data published by Devon & Cornwall Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

16 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Tormohun	345	259.0
2	Roundham with Hyde	160	129.6
3	King's Ash	64	102.3
4	Collaton St Mary	58	89.8
5	St Peter's with St Mary's	52	82.4

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Churston with Galmpton	17	2.4
shield	Furzeham with Summercombe	43	4.3
shield	Shiphay	37	3.2
shield	Wellswood	47	6.6
shield	Clifton with Maidenway	35	4.2

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +15.1%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +6.8%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.3%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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