Total Crime Rate

7.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alston Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 62nd lowest 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 Alston Close (TA1 4LR) in the last 12 months was 7.3 per 1,000 residents and was 96.5% lower than the Bishop's Hull & Taunton West average (207.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alston Close (TA1 4LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pitts Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burch'S Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alston Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galmington Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Statham Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Statham Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pitts Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burch'S Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Burch'S Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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