Postcode district · Bruton
Crime in BA10
How much crime is recorded in BA10, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 11,348 (2024)
BA10Postcode district · Bruton
How safe is BA10
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in BA10, 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
19.2
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).
BA10National
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Burglary11.29.1
Other theft4.44.5
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Public order2.14.6
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.72.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.