Total Crime Rate

61.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 61.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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 · 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 26th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Dulverton & Exmoor , and the 795th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tower Hill (TA5 1PR) in the last 12 months was 61.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% higher than the Dulverton & Exmoor average (51.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Hill (TA5 1PR), the main crime hotspot is near Tower Hill. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Tower Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Tower Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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