Total Crime Rate

62.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Paddocks area has the 45th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 734th highest 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 The Paddocks (TA21 8EZ) in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Paddocks (TA21 8EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Red Lion Court, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Paddocks area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Red Lion Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckwell —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Red Lion Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baker'S Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baker'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Red Lion Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Red Lion Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Red Lion Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Red Lion Court —

Data Sources

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