Crime Rate in Upper Tone, ward

Upper Tone has the 5th lowest crime rate of 55 wards in Somerset district and the 1097th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 154th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Upper Tone in the last 12 months was 34.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% lower than the Somerset district average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Upper Tone’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 164 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 53.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 197 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Upper Tone ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Plain Pond. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.