Total Crime Rate

79.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.7 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 79.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 59.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Lusty area has the 11th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle Cary , and the 613th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lusty (BA10 0BX) in the last 12 months was 79.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lusty (BA10 0BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trendle Lane, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cole Mead (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lusty area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cox'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Trendle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Trendle Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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