Total Crime Rate

137.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 137.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sunny Bank area has the 11th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 309th 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 Sunny Bank (TA21 8JH) in the last 12 months was 137.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% higher than the Blackdown & Neroche average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 5 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 220.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 122.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunny Bank (TA21 8JH), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 34 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 Sunny Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Corams Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holyoake Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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