Total Crime Rate

126.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 126.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 33.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.0 7/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Bank Square area has the 6th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Dulverton & Exmoor , and the 334th 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 Bank Square (TA22 9BU) in the last 12 months was 126.4 per 1,000 residents and was 117.3% higher than the Dulverton & Exmoor average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bank Square (TA22 9BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fore Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Dulverton & Exmoor

Crime Over Time in Bank Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fore Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 3 of 3

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑