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Crime in BA9 8

How much crime is recorded in BA9 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Population
12,420 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BA9 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in BA9 8, 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
22.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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).

BA9 8National
Violence and sexual offences18.023.6
Burglary9.69.1
Other theft5.14.5
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Shoplifting4.28.4
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order2.94.6
Other crime1.91.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 45% 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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