Total Crime Rate
81.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Paddons Farm area has the 20th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Dulverton & Exmoor , and the 562nd 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 Paddons Farm (TA5 1BG) in the last 12 months was 81.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% higher than the Dulverton & Exmoor average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Paddons Farm (TA5 1BG), the main crime hotspot is near Paddons Farm. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dulverton & Exmoor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lonlay Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paddons Farm | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paddons Farm | Under investigation |
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