Crime Rates at Parklands Road, Wellington, TA21 8SA

Parklands Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 300th 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 Parklands Road (TA21 8SA) in the last 12 months was 139.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% 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 Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 94.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parklands Road (TA21 8SA), the main crime hotspot is near Penny Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.