Total Crime Rate
250.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sycamore Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Dulverton & Exmoor , and the 109th 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 Sycamore Road (TA24 8EW) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 329.8% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 147.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sycamore Road (TA24 8EW), 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 | Robbery | Hawthorn Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hawthorn Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sycamore Road | — |
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