Total Crime Rate

100.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Huish Meadow area has the 16th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dunster , and the 440th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Huish Meadow (TA23 0QU) in the last 12 months was 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Huish Meadow (TA23 0QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Monksway, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willow Grove (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Huish Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verdun Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Monksway Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Huish Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monksway Under investigation
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Data Sources

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