Total Crime Rate
73.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Doniford Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dunster , and the 667th highest 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 Doniford Road (TA4 4SD) in the last 12 months was 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% lower than the Dunster average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Doniford Road (TA4 4SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fore Street, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Larviscombe Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croft Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larviscombe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larviscombe Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larviscombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larviscombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fore Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larviscombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fore Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larviscombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larviscombe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fore Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Croft Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larviscombe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larviscombe Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larviscombe Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larviscombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larviscombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fore Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croftways | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larviscombe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | North Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | North Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Croft | Under investigation |
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