Total Crime Rate

87.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Goodings Oak area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dunster , and the 556th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Goodings Oak (TA23 0QA) in the last 12 months was 87.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goodings Oak (TA23 0QA), 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 Goodings Oak area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road 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 Verdun Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Verdun Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monksway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verdun Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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