Postcode district · Crewkerne
Crime in TA18
How much crime is recorded in TA18, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 17,801 (2024)
TA18Postcode district · Crewkerne
How safe is TA18
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in TA18, 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
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).
TA18National
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Shoplifting5.78.4
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Burglary4.69.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft3.14.5
Public order3.14.6
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 27% 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.