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Crime in BA6

How much crime is recorded in BA6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Population
22,169 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BA6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in BA6, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
29.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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).

BA6National
Violence and sexual offences24.223.6
Shoplifting13.98.4
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Burglary7.99.1
Public order6.14.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft4.14.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs1.02.4
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 24% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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