Dowslands & Blackdown
Middle areaSouth Somerset. 8,578 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 103 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 49% of people in Dowslands & Blackdown live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Dowslands & Blackdown
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dowslands & Blackdown at a rate of 55.4 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 | 230 |
| Other crime | 92 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 60 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 36 |
| Burglary | 28 |
| Vehicle crime | 17 |
| Shoplifting | 9 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Drug offences | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Dowslands & Blackdown compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Dowslands & Blackdown safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dowslands & Blackdown at a rate of 55.4 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, 40 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Dowslands & Blackdown.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (230), other crime (92) and anti-social behaviour (60).
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 Dowslands & Blackdown alone. See Somerset
Dowslands & Blackdown in brief
The median price paid for a home in Dowslands & Blackdown was £361,250 in 2025.
Dowslands & Blackdown had 8,289 usual residents at the census.
About 49% of people in Dowslands & Blackdown live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Dowslands & Blackdown, 56.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.