Total Crime Rate

86.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

North Villas area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Lydeard , and the 527th 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 North Villas (TA4 1DQ) in the last 12 months was 86.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% higher than the Lydeard average (56.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Villas (TA4 1DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Milsom Place. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milsom Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rogers Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rogers Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dene Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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