Total Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 28.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 9.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Tower 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.

Crime Over Time in Tower Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peters Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blacksmith Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blacksmith Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Half Acre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aller Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery St Peters Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Peters Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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