Postcode · Templecombe
Crime in BA8 0LD
How much crime is recorded in BA8 0LD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Templecombe, Hentsridge & Milborne Port
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,087 (2024)
BA8 0LDTemplecombe
How safe is BA8 0LD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA8 0LD area, 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
22.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).
BA8 0LDNational
Violence and sexual offences20.123.6
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Public order5.34.6
Burglary3.89.1
Other theft3.24.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Shoplifting2.58.4
Other crime1.81.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 68% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.