Crime Rates at South Road, Watchet, TA23 0HD

South Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dunster , and the 722nd 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 South Road (TA23 0HD) in the last 12 months was 69.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (TA23 0HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wouldham Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.