Postcode · Minehead
Crime in TA24 8DP
How much crime is recorded in TA24 8DP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Minehead Outer & Porlock
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,430 (2024)
TA24 8DPMinehead
How safe is TA24 8DP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA24 8DP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 8DPNational
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Burglary2.59.1
Public order1.34.6
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other theft0.74.5
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.