Crime Rates at Reed Close, Watchet, TA23 0EF

Reed Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dunster , and the 349th 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 Reed Close (TA23 0EF) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 92.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reed Close (TA23 0EF), 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.