Total Crime Rate

127.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 127.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 39.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

High Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 340th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 High Street (TA21 8RB) in the last 12 months was 127.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% higher than the Blackdown & Neroche average (81.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 10.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (TA21 8RB), 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 High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Baker'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Street —
Apr 2026Public order Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Red Lion Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Hart Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baker'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cornhill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cornhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cornhill Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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