Total Crime Rate
23.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodland Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dunster , and the 382nd lowest crime rate of 1,848 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 Woodland Road (TA23 0HH) in the last 12 months was 23.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% lower than the Dunster average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodland Road (TA23 0HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Quantock Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grove Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dunster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Way | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wyndham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ingrams Meadow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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