Total Crime Rate

210.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 210.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.1 10/10
  • Other theft 46.7 10/10
  • Public order 31.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St Andrews Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dunster , and the 151st 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 St Andrews Lane (TA24 5UR) in the last 12 months was 210.1 per 1,000 residents and was 155.1% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 140.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Andrews Lane (TA24 5UR), the main crime hotspot is near The Parade. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Andrews Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friday Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Parade Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Millbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hayman Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Selbourne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Summerland Place —
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dugdale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dugdale Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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