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Crime in BA4 4LA

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

Neighbourhood
Evercreech & Nunney
Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,259 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BA4 4LA

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA4 4LA 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
21.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 4LANational
Violence and sexual offences18.423.6
Burglary9.29.1
Other theft6.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other crime1.51.5
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Public order1.24.6
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.42.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Robbery0.11.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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