Total Crime Rate

196.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 196.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.7 10/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Dene Road area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Lydeard , and the 191st 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 Dene Road (TA4 1DA) in the last 12 months was 196.5 per 1,000 residents and was 245.5% higher than the Lydeard average (56.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dene Road (TA4 1DA), the main crime hotspot is near Milsom Place. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Dene Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milsom Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Lukes Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightingales Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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