Total Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 70.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 54.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Berkeley Gardens area has the 15th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle Cary , and the 698th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Berkeley Gardens (BA10 0BE) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% higher than the Castle Cary average (52.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berkeley Gardens (BA10 0BE), 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 Berkeley Gardens area

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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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