Postcode district · Wincanton
Crime in BA9
How much crime is recorded in BA9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 14,531 (2024)
BA9Postcode district · Wincanton
How safe is BA9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in BA9, 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
23.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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).
BA9National
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Burglary8.99.1
Other theft4.94.5
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Shoplifting4.28.4
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order2.94.6
Other crime1.81.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 46% 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.