Total Crime Rate

76.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.2 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 76.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Victoria Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 640th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Street (TA21 8HR) in the last 12 months was 76.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Street (TA21 8HR), 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 Victoria Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Road
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cornhill Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cornhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cornhill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Hart Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quantock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brendon Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brendon Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penny Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penny Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penny Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parklands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parklands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area

Data Sources

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