Total Crime Rate

90.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 90.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.1 10/10
  • Burglary 18.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 15.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Other theft 9.3 8/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Old Station Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle Cary , and the 536th 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 Old Station Lane (BA10 0PT) in the last 12 months was 90.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% higher than the Castle Cary average (52.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Station Lane (BA10 0PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Station Lane, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sunny Hill (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Station Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Station Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Station Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Old Station Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Old Station Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Station Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Station Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Station Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Station Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Station Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Station Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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