Total Crime Rate
86.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cornish Close area has the 31st highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 525th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cornish Close (TA1 3FX) in the last 12 months was 86.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 40.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cornish Close (TA1 3FX), the main crime hotspot is near Killams Avenue. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blackdown & Neroche| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stansell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornish Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornish Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cornish Close | Under investigation |
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