Total Crime Rate

299.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 299.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 127.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.2 8/10
  • Other theft 41.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Houndwood Drove area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Street , and the 98th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Houndwood Drove (BA16 9PP) in the last 12 months was 299.2 per 1,000 residents and was 358.7% higher than the Street average (65.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 158.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 77.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Houndwood Drove (BA16 9PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gravenchon Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Houndwood Drove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Houndwood Drove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Deerswood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area 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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