Total Crime Rate

96.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.1 8/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Penny Lea area has the 18th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dunster , and the 461st highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Penny Lea (TA23 0JE) in the last 12 months was 96.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 72.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penny Lea (TA23 0JE), the main crime hotspot is near Wouldham Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penny Lea area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Wouldham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wouldham Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wouldham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ingrams Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wyndham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchill Way Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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