Crime Rates at Owen Street, Wellington, TA21 8JY

Owen Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 475th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Owen Street (TA21 8JY) in the last 12 months was 94.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Owen Street (TA21 8JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quantock Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.