Total Crime Rate
134.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025This area has the 13th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 315th 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 7SY) in the last 12 months was 134.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% higher than the Blackdown & Neroche average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 80.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode TA3 7SY, the main crime hotspot is near Gatchell'S Lane. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Gatchell'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gatchell'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gatchell'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gatchell'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gatchell'S Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gatchell'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gatchell'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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