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Crime in BA3 5RH
How much crime is recorded in BA3 5RH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stratton, Holcombe & Highbury
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,351 (2024)
How safe is BA3 5RH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA3 5RH area, 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
20.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
BA3 5RHNational
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Shoplifting7.78.4
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Burglary4.19.1
Public order2.94.6
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime1.41.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Robbery0.61.4
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.