Total Crime Rate
113.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oldway Park area has the 21st highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 388th 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 Oldway Park (TA21 8EB) in the last 12 months was 113.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 202.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oldway Park (TA21 8EB), the main crime hotspot is near Jurston Court. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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