Total Crime Rate
5.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Needhams Patch area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Lydeard , and the 39th lowest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Needhams Patch (TA4 1JF) in the last 12 months was 5.9 per 1,000 residents and was 89.7% lower than the Lydeard average (56.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).
In the area around Needhams Patch (TA4 1JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manning Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lydeard| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Burge Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manning Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burge Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Healys Meadow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Healys Meadow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightingales | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burge Meadow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Lukes Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rogers Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rogers Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bethell Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grenville View | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burge Crescent | Under investigation |
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