Postcode · Glastonbury
Crime in BA6 8TR
How much crime is recorded in BA6 8TR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pilton, Butleigh & Alhampton
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,519 (2024)
How safe is BA6 8TR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA6 8TR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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).
BA6 8TRNational
Violence and sexual offences9.723.6
Burglary6.39.1
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Public order1.64.6
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.62.4
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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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.