Total Crime Rate

160.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 160.5 9/10
  • Other theft 63.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 33.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West End area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle Cary , and the 246th 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 West End (BA10 0BB) in the last 12 months was 160.5 per 1,000 residents and was 204.4% higher than the Castle Cary average (52.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West End (BA10 0BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trendle Lane, where police recorded 18 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.

Crime Over Time in West End area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cox'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Trendle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Trendle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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