Preston & Shorton
Middle areaNorth west Torbay. 8,961 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Preston & Shorton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Preston & Shorton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Preston & Shorton at a rate of 52.2 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 | 181 |
| Shoplifting | 79 |
| Other crime | 73 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 49 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 31 |
| Vehicle crime | 19 |
| Burglary | 18 |
| Drug offences | 14 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Preston & Shorton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Preston & Shorton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Preston & Shorton at a rate of 52.2 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, 46 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Preston & Shorton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (181), shoplifting (79) and other crime (73).
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 Preston & Shorton alone. See Torbay
Preston & Shorton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Preston & Shorton was £287,500 in 2025.
Preston & Shorton had 9,028 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Preston & Shorton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Preston & Shorton, 96.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.