Crime Rates at Orchard Road, Street, BA16 0BT

Orchard Road area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Street , and the 49th 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 Orchard Road (BA16 0BT) in the last 12 months was 434.5 per 1,000 residents and was 584.9% higher than the Street average (63.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 182.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Road (BA16 0BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.