Total Crime Rate

121.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.2 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 121.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 92.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Blackdown Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 358th 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 Blackdown Road (TA21 9DF) in the last 12 months was 121.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 92.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackdown Road (TA21 9DF), 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 Blackdown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Frank Webber Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Exeter Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Lower Foxmoor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackdown Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Popes Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Popes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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