Postcode · Minehead
Crime in TA24 5FF
How much crime is recorded in TA24 5FF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Minehead Outer & Porlock
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,797 (2024)
TA24 5FFMinehead
How safe is TA24 5FF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 62.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA24 5FF area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
62.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
TA24 5FFNational
Violence and sexual offences56.923.6
Burglary16.89.1
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Public order6.54.6
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Other theft5.84.5
Shoplifting4.18.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Drugs0.72.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 56% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.