Shiphay & the Willows
Middle areaNorth Torbay. 10,521 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Shiphay & the Willows live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Shiphay & the Willows
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shiphay & the Willows at a rate of 96.5 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.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 437 |
| Shoplifting | 214 |
| Other crime | 155 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 86 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 57 |
| Drug offences | 24 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Vehicle crime | 17 |
| Theft from the person | 7 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Shiphay & the Willows compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Shiphay & the Willows safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shiphay & the Willows at a rate of 96.5 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, 83 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Shiphay & the Willows.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (437), shoplifting (214) and other crime (155).
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 Shiphay & the Willows alone. See Torbay
Shiphay & the Willows in brief
The median price paid for a home in Shiphay & the Willows was £255,000 in 2025.
Shiphay & the Willows had 10,631 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Shiphay & the Willows live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Shiphay & the Willows, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.