Total Crime Rate
154.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
91.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026This area has the 10th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 260th 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 This (TA21 9DA) in the last 12 months was 154.9 per 1,000 residents and was 89.9% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -6.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 91.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode TA21 9DA, the main crime hotspot is near Oaken Ground. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wellington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Exeter Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Foxmoor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackdown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackdown Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Foxmoor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Foxmoor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Popes Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancock Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Popes Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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