Crime Rate in Cannington, ward

Cannington has the lowest crime rate of 55 wards in Somerset district and the 719th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 85th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cannington in the last 12 months was 29.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% lower than the Somerset district average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cannington’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 168 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 189 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cannington ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.