Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wardleworth Way area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 465th 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 Wardleworth Way (TA21 0BB) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% higher than the Blackdown & Neroche average (81.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 4.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wardleworth Way (TA21 0BB), the main crime hotspot is near Wardleworth Way. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wardleworth Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Mill Stream Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holyoake Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wardleworth Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holyoake Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holyoake Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holyoake Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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