Total Crime Rate
32.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Overlands area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 597th lowest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Overlands (TA3 6JL) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Overlands (TA3 6JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stoke Road, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near White Street (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackdown & Neroche| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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