Total Crime Rate
7.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broadlawn area has the lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Huntspill , and the 53rd lowest 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 Broadlawn (TA7 8EP) in the last 12 months was 7.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.4% lower than the Huntspill average (56.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broadlawn (TA7 8EP), the main crime hotspot is near Polden Walk. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tapps Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horton Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Windmill Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Windmill Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lavers Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highcroft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Martland Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Polden Walk | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Polden Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Polden Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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