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Crime in BA4 4

How much crime is recorded in BA4 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Population
21,247 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BA4 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in BA4 4, 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
22.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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).

BA4 4National
Violence and sexual offences18.023.6
Burglary8.99.1
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Public order2.94.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.54.5
Shoplifting2.08.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 23% 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.

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