Total Crime Rate

79.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 79.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cades Gardens area has the 30th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 612th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cades Gardens (TA21 9AG) in the last 12 months was 79.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cades Gardens (TA21 9AG), the main crime hotspot is near Kelway Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cades Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelway Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cades Mead —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelway Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kelway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torres Vedras Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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