Total Crime Rate

329.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 329.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 122.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 122.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.9 10/10
  • Other theft 29.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Robbery 11.1 9/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Quantocks area has the 5th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Combe Down , and the 28th highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Bath and North East 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 Quantocks (BA2 5PF) in the last 12 months was 329.6 per 1,000 residents and was 242.4% higher than the Combe Down average (96.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 122.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 367.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Quantocks (BA2 5PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Down Avenue, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Drake Avenue (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Quantocks area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Patch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sedgemoor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Porlock Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exmoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exmoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Patch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kewstoke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Bradford Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bradford Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Patch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Down Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foxhill —
Apr 2026Public order Queens Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kewstoke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Porlock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradford Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drake Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Down Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Down Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Down Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Down Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Down Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Down Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Down Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Down Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Down Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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