Total Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 37.2 4/10
  • Other crime 13.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 10.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gordons Close area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 663rd lowest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gordons Close (TA1 3DA) in the last 12 months was 37.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% lower than the Blackdown & Neroche average (81.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordons Close (TA1 3DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cornish Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stansell Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gordons Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Stansell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Stansell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornish Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mountfields Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mountfields Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Paddock Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stansell Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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