Total Crime Rate
118.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle Cary , and the 369th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (BA10 0AA) in the last 12 months was 118.3 per 1,000 residents and was 124.5% higher than the Castle Cary average (52.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (BA10 0AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warren Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coombe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warren Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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