Total Crime Rate

258.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

173.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 258.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 173.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 141.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Public order 31.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Old Mill Road area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Huntspill , and the 118th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Old Mill Road (TA7 8HS) in the last 12 months was 258.0 per 1,000 residents and was 356.3% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 173.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Mill Road (TA7 8HS), 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.

Crime Over Time in Old Mill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windmill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highcroft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Polden Walk Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Polden Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Polden Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sedgemoor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woolavington Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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