Postcode · Merriott
Crime in TA16 5PD
How much crime is recorded in TA16 5PD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ham Hill & Merriott
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,060 (2024)
TA16 5PDMerriott
How safe is TA16 5PD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA16 5PD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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).
TA16 5PDNational
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Other theft6.34.5
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Public order1.14.6
Other crime0.81.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Burglary0.69.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 97% 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.