Crime Rates at Howard Road, Wellington, TA21 8RU

Howard Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 494th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howard Road (TA21 8RU) in the last 12 months was 91.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 70.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Road (TA21 8RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penny Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.