Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor
Middle areaWest Somerset. 5,526 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 343 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 73% of people in Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor at a rate of 51.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 90.4 per 1,000 people across Somerset.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 131 |
| Other crime | 65 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 38 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 22 |
| Shoplifting | 10 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Drug offences | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor at a rate of 51.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 90.4 per 1,000 people across Somerset.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 19 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (131), other crime (65) and anti-social behaviour (38).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Somerset
These figures are published for the whole of Somerset, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Somerset and not Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor alone. See Somerset
Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor in brief
The median price paid for a home in Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor was £325,000 in 2025.
Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor had 5,595 usual residents at the census.
About 73% of people in Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor, 26.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.