Total Crime Rate

463.9 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 463.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 272.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.8 10/10
  • Other theft 41.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.1 10/10
  • Public order 30.5 10/10
  • Burglary 16.1 10/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Sandpiper Close area has the highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Dulverton & Exmoor , and the 42nd 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 Sandpiper Close (TA24 6TE) in the last 12 months was 463.9 per 1,000 residents and was 697.6% higher than the Dulverton & Exmoor average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 170 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 191 (≈ 306.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandpiper Close (TA24 6TE), the main crime hotspot is near Puffin Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandpiper Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curlew Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heron Close —
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Data Sources

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