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Crime in BS26 2

How much crime is recorded in BS26 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Population
12,313 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BS26 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in BS26 2, 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
20.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).

BS26 2National
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Burglary8.89.1
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Other theft3.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Public order2.44.6
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.72.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
10
15
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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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