Total Crime Rate
28.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tower Hill area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Dulverton & Exmoor , and the 468th lowest crime rate of 1,847 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 Tower Hill (TA4 4NT) in the last 12 months was 28.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% lower than the Dulverton & Exmoor average (51.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tower Hill (TA4 4NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fore Street, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Peters Close (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fore Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peters Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blacksmith Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blacksmith Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fore Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fore Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fore Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Half Acre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Aller Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peters Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peters Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | St Peters Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Peters Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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