Total Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 45.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Woods Batch area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Street , and the 813th lowest crime rate of 1,847 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 Woods Batch (BA16 9PH) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woods Batch (BA16 9PH), the main crime hotspot is near Deerswood Gardens. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woods Batch area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Deerswood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Struthers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Houndwood Drove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curator Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strawberry Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strawberry Hill

Data Sources

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