Total Crime Rate

151.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.2 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 151.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

This area has the 13th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dunster , and the 273rd 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 This (TA23 0PL) in the last 12 months was 151.3 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 88.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode TA23 0PL, the main crime hotspot is near Monksway. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in TA23 0PL area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verdun Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monksway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Verdun Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verdun Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verdun Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verdun Terrace Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verdun Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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