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Crime in BA16 9

How much crime is recorded in BA16 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Population
8,134 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BA16 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in BA16 9, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
38.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
105
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).

BA16 9National
Violence and sexual offences33.723.6
Shoplifting27.28.4
Anti-social behaviour17.110.7
Public order11.14.6
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Other theft5.54.5
Burglary4.39.1
Other crime1.71.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.62.4
Robbery1.61.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 20% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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