Total Crime Rate
33.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hillview Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Dulverton & Exmoor , and the 610th 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 Hillview Road (TA24 8EE) in the last 12 months was 33.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 210.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hillview Road (TA24 8EE), the main crime hotspot is near Hawthorn Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dulverton & Exmoor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hawthorn Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oak Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Falklands Rise | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hawthorn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hawthorn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hawthorn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sycamore Road | — |
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