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Crime in BA11 2

How much crime is recorded in BA11 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Population
20,877 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BA11 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in BA11 2, well 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
22.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

BA11 2National
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Burglary7.79.1
Shoplifting6.58.4
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order3.44.6
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Robbery1.01.4
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 54% 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.

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