Total Crime Rate

251.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 251.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 72.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.7 10/10
  • Public order 40.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 16.2 6/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Mill Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dunster , and the 125th 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 Mill Street (TA23 0FA) in the last 12 months was 251.0 per 1,000 residents and was 185.8% higher than the Dunster average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 72.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Street (TA23 0FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Mill Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anchor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillams Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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