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Crime in BA4 9

How much crime is recorded in BA4 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Population
2,956 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BA4 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in BA4 9, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
40.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences34.123.6
Anti-social behaviour13.110.7
Public order8.94.6
Burglary8.49.1
Shoplifting4.18.4
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other theft2.64.5
Drugs2.52.4
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 30% 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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