Total Crime Rate

163.4 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 163.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 36.0 7/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Mill Walk area has the 7th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 231st 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 Mill Walk (TA21 8RA) in the last 12 months was 163.4 per 1,000 residents and was 92.6% higher than the Blackdown & Neroche average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( 25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 68.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Walk (TA21 8RA), the main crime hotspot is near Cornhill. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Cornhill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Red Lion Court —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Red Lion Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Hart Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Red Lion Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Red Lion Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Red Lion Court 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 White Hart Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornhill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornhill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cornhill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornhill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson White Hart Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckwell —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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