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Crime in BA22 8

How much crime is recorded in BA22 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Population
21,313 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BA22 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in BA22 8, 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
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).

BA22 8National
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Burglary6.19.1
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Other theft3.74.5
Public order3.04.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Shoplifting2.48.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 24% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
10
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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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