Total Crime Rate

67.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.6 1/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

South Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 663rd highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Road (TA1 3EA) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% lower than the Blackdown & Neroche average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (TA1 3EA), the main crime hotspot is near Greenlands. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Fox Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Fox Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft South Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft B3170 Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Greenlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harp Chase Under investigation
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Data Sources

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