Total Crime Rate
227.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
152.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Park area has the 7th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Brympton , and the 159th 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 The Park (BA20 1DF) in the last 12 months was 227.2 per 1,000 residents and was 227.5% higher than the Brympton average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 152.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Park (BA20 1DF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 225 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queensway Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carisbrooke Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensway Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swallowcliffe Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Swallowcliffe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | A37 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Huish | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | A37 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Huish | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | A37 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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