Total Crime Rate
38.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hillhead Cottages area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Monkton & North Curry , and the 736th 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 Hillhead Cottages (TA2 6ER) in the last 12 months was 38.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% lower than the Monkton & North Curry average (75.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hillhead Cottages (TA2 6ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rectory Drive, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rectory Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Monkton & North Curry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Rectory Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rectory Drive | Under investigation |
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