Total Crime Rate

117.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.7 10/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Croftways area has the 12th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dunster , and the 372nd 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 Croftways (TA4 4RY) in the last 12 months was 117.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% higher than the Dunster average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 98.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croftways (TA4 4RY), the main crime hotspot is near Larviscombe Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Croftways area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doniford Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitecroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitecroft —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aller Mead Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitecroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larviscombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larviscombe Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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