Crime Rate in Glastonbury, ward

Glastonbury has the 6th highest crime rate of 55 wards in Somerset district and the 625th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 44th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Glastonbury in the last 12 months was 151.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% higher than the Somerset district average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Glastonbury’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 475 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 77.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 667 (≈ 74.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Glastonbury ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 115 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Market Place (55 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.