Total Crime Rate
375.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Summerland Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dunster , and the 58th 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 Summerland Avenue (TA24 5BW) in the last 12 months was 375.9 per 1,000 residents and was 356.3% higher than the Dunster average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 93.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Summerland Avenue (TA24 5BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dunster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Edward Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Glenmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Glenmore Road | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Glenmore Road | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Glenmore Road | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Summerland Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Esplanade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Edward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blenheim Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vennland Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | North Road | Under investigation |
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