Total Crime Rate

147.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 147.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.9 10/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barns Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Dulverton & Exmoor , and the 274th 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 Barns Close (TA22 9DZ) in the last 12 months was 147.7 per 1,000 residents and was 154.0% higher than the Dulverton & Exmoor average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 98.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barns Close (TA22 9DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Allers View, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnes Close Mead (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barns Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allers View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Allers View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Allers View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Allers View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Allers View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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