Postcode · Wincanton
Crime in BA9 9BR
How much crime is recorded in BA9 9BR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,287 (2024)
BA9 9BRWincanton
How safe is BA9 9BR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA9 9BR area, below 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
27.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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).
BA9 9BRNational
Violence and sexual offences24.823.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Shoplifting5.98.4
Public order4.64.6
Other theft3.94.5
Burglary2.19.1
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs0.22.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.