Total Crime Rate

217.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

123.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 217.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 123.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Burglary 16.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Other theft 16.4 9/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sycamore Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Dulverton & Exmoor , and the 169th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 217.2 per 1,000 residents and was 325.7% higher than the Dulverton & Exmoor average (51.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 122.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sycamore Road (TA24 8EW), the main crime hotspot is near Hawthorn Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sycamore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falklands Rise —
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Data Sources

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