Total Crime Rate
103.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Patwell Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle Cary , and the 437th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Patwell Street (BA10 0EQ) in the last 12 months was 103.1 per 1,000 residents and was 100.6% higher than the Castle Cary average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 275.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Patwell Street (BA10 0EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plox (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle Cary| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plox | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Viney'S Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | B3081 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Higher Backway | Under investigation |
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