Torquay Central
Middle areaNorth east Torbay. 7,999 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Torquay Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Torquay Central
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Torquay Central at a rate of 397.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.4 per 1,000 people across Torbay.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,240 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 583 |
| Other crime | 502 |
| Shoplifting | 251 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 220 |
| Drug offences | 137 |
| Burglary | 88 |
| Vehicle crime | 73 |
| Theft from the person | 50 |
| Robbery | 34 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Torquay Central compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Torquay Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Torquay Central at a rate of 397.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.4 per 1,000 people across Torbay.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 267 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Torquay Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,240), anti-social behaviour (583) and other crime (502).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Torbay
These figures are published for the whole of Torbay, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Torbay and not Torquay Central alone. See Torbay
Torquay Central in brief
The median price paid for a home in Torquay Central was £152,750 in 2025.
Torquay Central had 7,758 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Torquay Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Torquay Central, 80.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.