Total Crime Rate

300.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 300.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 116.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.0 10/10
  • Public order 28.0 10/10
  • Other theft 24.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Townsend area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dunster , and the 85th 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 Townsend (TA4 4RB) in the last 12 months was 300.0 per 1,000 residents and was 264.2% higher than the Dunster average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 124.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townsend (TA4 4RB), the main crime hotspot is near Limpetshell Lane. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Townsend area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Limpetshell Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitecroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Egrove Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forest Ers Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limpetshell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forest Ers Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitecroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitecroft —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limpetshell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Limpetshell Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Limpetshell Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Limpetshell Lane —
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Data Sources

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