Total Crime Rate

154.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.6 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 154.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.4 10/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gardeners Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 262nd 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 Gardeners Close (TA4 1HT) in the last 12 months was 154.1 per 1,000 residents and was 88.9% higher than the Blackdown & Neroche average (81.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 89.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 490.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gardeners Close (TA4 1HT), the main crime hotspot is near Gardeners Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gardeners Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gardeners Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gardeners Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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