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Torpoint

Middle area

East Cornwall. 5,200 people in 1.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Torpoint’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£201,500
1,559th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,284
2,057th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
82.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Torpoint

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Torpoint at a rate of 78.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 70.9 per 1,000 people across Cornwall.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences225
Other crime57
Criminal damage and arson45
Anti-social behaviour39
Shoplifting19
Burglary10
Vehicle crime7
Drug offences3
Theft from the person3
Robbery0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Torpoint compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

TorpointMiddle
Median sale price73 middle areas, Cornwall · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Cornwall73 areas from £200,000 to £575,000. The middle area is £292,750. Torpoint is £201,500.
£201,5002nd cheapest
Population73 middle areas, Cornwall · 2021
Population: every middle area in Cornwall73 areas from 5,005 to 12,172. The middle area is 7,505. Torpoint is 5,284.
5,2844th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage73 middle areas, Cornwall · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Cornwall73 areas from 17.4% to 94.4%. The middle area is 70.2%. Torpoint is 82.8%.
82.8%15th highest
Claimant rate73 middle areas, Cornwall · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Cornwall73 areas from 1.7% to 5.9%. The middle area is 2.8%. Torpoint is 3.6%.
3.6%joint 15th highest

Is Torpoint safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Torpoint at a rate of 78.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 70.9 per 1,000 people across Cornwall.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 48 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Torpoint.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (225), other crime (57) and criminal damage and arson (45).

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 Cornwall

These figures are published for the whole of Cornwall, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cornwall and not Torpoint alone. See Cornwall

Average house price
£275,642
Down 0.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,002
64th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.9×
138th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.3
112th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Torpoint in brief

The median price paid for a home in Torpoint was £201,500 in 2025.

Torpoint had 5,284 usual residents at the census.

In Torpoint, 82.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Torpoint, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.