Total Crime Rate

160.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 160.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 19.5 6/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wharf Cottages area has the 9th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 241st highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Wharf Cottages (TA21 0AJ) in the last 12 months was 160.5 per 1,000 residents and was 89.2% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 82.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharf Cottages (TA21 0AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Weavers Reach. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wharf Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Milverton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Burchills Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weavers Reach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Fox Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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