Total Crime Rate

101.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.0 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 101.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Quantock Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dunster , and the 459th 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 Quantock Road (TA23 0DY) in the last 12 months was 101.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 205.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Quantock Road (TA23 0DY), 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 Quantock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Risdon Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodland Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Helwell Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Risdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liddymore Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Risdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Risdon Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wyndham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillams Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flowerdale Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culvercliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flowerdale Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culvercliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penny Lea —
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Data Sources

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