Total Crime Rate
514.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Aspin Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 30th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Aspin Close (TA21 9EQ) in the last 12 months was 514.8 per 1,000 residents and was 506.7% higher than the Blackdown & Neroche average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 117 (≈ 383.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 163.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Aspin Close (TA21 9EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Meyer Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blackdown & Neroche| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Popham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mills Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meyer Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Nash Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mills Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Damson Row | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nash Drive | Under investigation |
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