Total Crime Rate

248.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

139.1 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 248.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 139.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.4 10/10
  • Public order 56.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mount Pleasant area has the 5th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 130th 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 Mount Pleasant (TA21 8DA) in the last 12 months was 248.1 per 1,000 residents and was 204.1% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 139.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Pleasant (TA21 8DA), the main crime hotspot is near Cornhill. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mount Pleasant area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Hart Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bulford Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Cornhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cornhill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cornhill Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Corner Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Street —
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Data Sources

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