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Torbay

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
139,339
Households
62,989
Crimes · Mar '26
731 · 5.2 per 1k
62,989
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
731 · 5.2 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
3,767
Postcodes
62,989
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
731 · 5.2 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
3,767
Postcodes

Overview of Torbay

Coordinates50.4467, -3.5461
Postcodes
3,767
Population (Census)
139,339
Households (Census)
62,989
Recorded crime · Mar '26
731 · 5.2 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Torbay

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.92 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.92 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Police Recorded Crime in Torbay

Crime trends · Torbay
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
324
YoY stable
ASB
97
YoY -26%
Vehicle Crime
15
YoY +67%
Burglary
13
YoY +62%
Criminal damage
76
YoY +15%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Other Theft
64
YoY +42%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · other theft up sharply · vehicle crime rising

731
incidents · Mar '26

Demographics in Torbay

Ethnicity

Total residents: 139,307
White Brit.92.2%
Other White3.4%
+ other · 4.5%

Religion

Total residents: 139,346
Christian48.5%
No religion43.2%
Not answered6.3%
+ other · 2.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 139,339
50–6422.1%
35–4916.3%
65–7413.8%
25–3410.6%
75–849.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.1%

Households

Total households: 62,989
Any member 66+17.6%
Other17.2%
All members 66+12.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.9%
+ 7 other households · 32.2%