Total Crime Rate
29.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Briar Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Glastonbury , and the 520th 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 Briar Road (BA16 0PW) in the last 12 months was 29.0 per 1,000 residents and was 80.9% lower than the Glastonbury average (151.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Briar Road (BA16 0PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gravenchon Way (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Glastonbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Gravenchon Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gravenchon Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gravenchon Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravenchon Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Quarry Batch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarry Batch | Under investigation |
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