TA18
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Crewkerne and Misterton, in Somerset.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an TA18 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in TA18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How TA18 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is TA18 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in TA18 at a rate of 71.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 95.6 per 1,000 people across the TA postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 56 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in TA18.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (304), other crime (146) and anti-social behaviour (102).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in TA18 was 66.2 per 1,000 people.
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.
Deprivation in TA18, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so TA18 has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in TA18
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Somerset 017F | 1,297 | 35.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 75.5% |
| South Somerset 021A | 1,683 | 34.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 48.0% |
| South Somerset 021B | 1,692 | 77.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 20.4% |
| South Somerset 021C | 1,780 | 54.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 64.5% |
| South Somerset 021D | 1,671 | 146.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 13.4% |
| South Somerset 021E | 1,544 | 95.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 39.7% |
MPs for TA18
- Adam DanceLiberal DemocratMP for Yeovil98% of TA18’s postcodes
- Edward MorelloLiberal DemocratMP for West Dorset1.7% of TA18’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in TA181
Postcode sectors in TA183
Council1
Postcode districts next to TA186
Nearest rail stations1
More in the TA postcode area2
TA18 in brief
TA18 is a postcode district covering Crewkerne and Misterton, in Somerset.
About 10,446 people lived in TA18 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £250,000 in 2025 across 250 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 71.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in TA18 was £250,000 in 2025.
TA18 had 10,594 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in TA18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In TA18, 41.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.