Crime Rate in Dunster, ward

Dunster has the 15th highest crime rate of 55 wards in Somerset district and the 2566th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 173rd highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Dunster in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% lower than the Somerset district average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dunster’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 398 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -29.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 456 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Dunster ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.