Total Crime Rate
61.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Holm View area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dunster , and the 794th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Holm View (TA23 0AF) in the last 12 months was 61.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% lower than the Dunster average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holm View (TA23 0AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cherry Tree Way, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maglands Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Culvercliffe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bay View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Helwell Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Culvercliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherry Tree Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherry Tree Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherry Tree Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cherry Tree Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherry Tree Way | — |
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