Total Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

204.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 250.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 204.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 166.7 10/10
  • Public order 37.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Barns Close West area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Dulverton & Exmoor , and the 128th 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 Barns Close West (TA22 9EE) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 389.9% higher 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 204.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barns Close West (TA22 9EE), 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 Barns Close West area

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

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