Total Crime Rate

14.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 14.9 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Parks area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dunster , and the 192nd 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 The Parks (TA24 8BU) in the last 12 months was 14.9 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Parks (TA24 8BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hayman Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windsor Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Parks area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hayman Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parks Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Millbridge Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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