Total Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 44.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 38.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Valentines area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Dulverton & Exmoor , and the 801st lowest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Valentines (TA22 9ED) in the last 12 months was 44.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% lower than the Dulverton & Exmoor average (51.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valentines (TA22 9ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Allers View, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnes Close Mead (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Valentines area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allers View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allers View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allers View Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fishers Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnes Close Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnes Close Mead Under investigation
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Data Sources

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