Total Crime Rate

223.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 223.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 104.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 46.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Blacknell Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Crewkerne , and the 164th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blacknell Lane (TA18 7HE) in the last 12 months was 223.0 per 1,000 residents and was 194.0% higher than the Crewkerne average (75.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 104.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blacknell Lane (TA18 7HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shute Lake Lane, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thomson Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blacknell Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomson Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weavers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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