Total Crime Rate

261.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

138.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 261.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 138.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 59.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.9 9/10
  • Public order 22.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Churchfields area has the 4th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 114th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Churchfields (TA21 8SD) in the last 12 months was 261.8 per 1,000 residents and was 220.9% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 138.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churchfields (TA21 8SD), 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 Churchfields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Red Lion Court —
Apr 2026Other crime Cornhill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Hart Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cornhill Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cornhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parklands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parklands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thomas Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
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Data Sources

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