Total Crime Rate
45.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Seymour Street area has the 56th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 812th lowest crime rate of 1,847 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 Seymour Street (TA21 8JT) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Seymour Street (TA21 8JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quantock Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wellington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holyoake Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brendon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brendon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Holyoake Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holyoake Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holyoake Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quantock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seymour Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seymour Street | Under investigation |
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