Postcode · Minehead
Crime in TA24 8LU
How much crime is recorded in TA24 8LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Minehead Outer & Porlock
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,996 (2024)
TA24 8LUMinehead
How safe is TA24 8LU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA24 8LU area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 8LUNational
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Burglary12.19.1
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Other theft4.14.5
Public order2.24.6
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Shoplifting0.48.4
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 119% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.