Total Crime Rate

54.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lime Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Street , and the 832nd highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lime Close (BA16 0JH) in the last 12 months was 54.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% lower than the Street average (63.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Close (BA16 0JH), the main crime hotspot is near Vestry Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lime Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goswell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clipper Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Silver Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivythorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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