Total Crime Rate
106.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025This area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 420th 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 This (TA3 5JL) in the last 12 months was 106.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% higher than the Blackdown & Neroche average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -87.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode TA3 5JL, the main crime hotspot is near Coronation Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blackdown & Neroche| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Coronation Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parkway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bushy Cross Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheats Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newlands Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newlands Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coronation Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Coronation Close | Under investigation |
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