Upton & Hele
Middle areaNorth Torbay. 7,017 people in 1.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Upton & Hele live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Upton & Hele
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Upton & Hele at a rate of 130.0 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 | 395 |
| Other crime | 140 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 105 |
| Shoplifting | 98 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 80 |
| Vehicle crime | 33 |
| Drug offences | 32 |
| Burglary | 16 |
| Theft from the person | 9 |
| Robbery | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Upton & Hele compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Upton & Hele safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Upton & Hele at a rate of 130.0 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, 84 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Upton & Hele.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (395), other crime (140) and anti-social behaviour (105).
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 Upton & Hele alone. See Torbay
Upton & Hele in brief
The median price paid for a home in Upton & Hele was £199,950 in 2025.
Upton & Hele had 6,846 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Upton & Hele live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Upton & Hele, 86.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.