Total Crime Rate
12.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gould Close area has the lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Street , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 1,848 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 Gould Close (BA16 0AZ) in the last 12 months was 12.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.0% lower than the Street average (63.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Gould Close (BA16 0AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Berkeley Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pippard Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Street| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Berkeley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bove Moor Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blagrove Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blagrove Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bove Moor Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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