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Crime in BA20 1

How much crime is recorded in BA20 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Population
12,643 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BA20 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 52.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in BA20 1, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
52.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
129
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).

BA20 1National
Violence and sexual offences44.723.6
Anti-social behaviour25.010.7
Shoplifting20.48.4
Public order14.54.6
Burglary12.49.1
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Other theft6.34.5
Robbery2.51.4
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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