Crime Rates at Whitegate Road, Minehead, TA24 5SS

Whitegate Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dunster , and the 843rd highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitegate Road (TA24 5SS) in the last 12 months was 57.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitegate Road (TA24 5SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dugdale Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.