Total Crime Rate

124.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 124.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.1 9/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Maple Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Street , and the 352nd highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maple Close (BA16 0JD) in the last 12 months was 124.5 per 1,000 residents and was 90.9% higher than the Street average (65.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 180.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 64.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maple Close (BA16 0JD), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maple Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Back Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vestry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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