Total Crime Rate

106.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 106.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.8 10/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ruishton Lane 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 Ruishton Lane (TA3 5JR) 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 Ruishton Lane (TA3 5JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parkway, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marks Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ruishton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Parkway Under investigation
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Data Sources

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