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Crime in BA21 4

How much crime is recorded in BA21 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Population
17,176 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BA21 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 49.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in BA21 4, 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
49.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
123
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).

BA21 4National
Violence and sexual offences42.623.6
Shoplifting24.78.4
Anti-social behaviour20.610.7
Public order12.04.6
Burglary10.19.1
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Other theft5.84.5
Robbery2.21.4
Other crime2.01.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
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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