Total Crime Rate
434.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street 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 High Street (BA16 0EG) 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 High Street (BA16 0EG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Street| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Farm Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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