Total Crime Rate

154.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 154.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 91.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.8 10/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

This 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.

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Crime Over Time in TA21 9DA area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Exeter Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Foxmoor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackdown Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Foxmoor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Foxmoor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Popes Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Popes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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