Total Crime Rate

167.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 167.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 68.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Wristland Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dunster , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wristland Road (TA23 0DN) in the last 12 months was 167.2 per 1,000 residents and was 90.4% higher than the Dunster average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wristland Road (TA23 0DN), the main crime hotspot is near Wouldham Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wristland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flowerdale Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Bay View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Helwell Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culvercliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liddymore Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culvercliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flowerdale Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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