Crime Rate in Blackdown & Neroche, ward

Blackdown & Neroche has the 14th highest crime rate of 55 wards in Somerset district and the 2449th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 164th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Blackdown & Neroche in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% lower than the Somerset district average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Blackdown & Neroche’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 542 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -39.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 659 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Blackdown & Neroche ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 145 crimes here, including 111 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.