Crime Rates at Longforth Road, Wellington, TA21 8RH

Longforth Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 293rd 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 Longforth Road (TA21 8RH) in the last 12 months was 143.9 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 13.6% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 107.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longforth Road (TA21 8RH), 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.