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Crime in BA7 7

How much crime is recorded in BA7 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Population
10,669 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BA7 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in BA7 7, 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
20.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).

BA7 7National
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Burglary10.49.1
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Other theft3.24.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Public order1.94.6
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.62.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 40% 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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