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Crime in BA5 3

How much crime is recorded in BA5 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Population
18,429 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BA5 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in BA5 3, 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
19.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).

BA5 3National
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Burglary6.89.1
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Public order2.54.6
Other theft2.14.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.62.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 28% 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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