Total Crime Rate
24.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wood Lane area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dunster , and the 401st lowest crime rate of 1,848 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 Wood Lane (TA24 6LA) in the last 12 months was 24.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wood Lane (TA24 6LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blue Anchor, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blue Anchor Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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