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Brixham Town

Middle area

South east Torbay. 9,508 people in 3.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Brixham Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£297,500
Joint 3,542nd most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,473
Joint 1,625th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
84.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Brixham Town

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brixham Town at a rate of 81.5 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.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences346
Other crime125
Anti-social behaviour107
Criminal damage and arson79
Shoplifting47
Burglary27
Drug offences20
Vehicle crime18
Robbery4
Theft from the person2

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Brixham Town compares

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

Brixham TownMiddle
Median sale price17 middle areas, Torbay · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Torbay17 areas from £152,750 to £344,998. The middle area is £250,000. Brixham Town is £297,500.
£297,5002nd most expensive
Population17 middle areas, Torbay · 2021
Population: every middle area in Torbay17 areas from 5,758 to 12,958. The middle area is 7,358. Brixham Town is 9,473.
9,4735th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares17 middle areas, Torbay · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Torbay17 areas from 100.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Brixham Town is 100.0%.
100%
Gigabit broadband coverage17 middle areas, Torbay · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Torbay17 areas from 75.7% to 97.7%. The middle area is 88.3%. Brixham Town is 84.8%.
84.8%6th lowest

Is Brixham Town safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brixham Town at a rate of 81.5 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, 74 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Brixham Town.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (346), other crime (125) and anti-social behaviour (107).

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 Brixham Town alone. See Torbay

Average house price
£222,118
Down 1.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,493
25th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.6×
Joint 138th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
26.9
Joint 60th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Brixham Town in brief

The median price paid for a home in Brixham Town was £297,500 in 2025.

Brixham Town had 9,473 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Brixham Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Brixham Town, 84.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.