Total Crime Rate
69.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beer Street area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Brympton , and the 726th highest 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 Beer Street (BA20 2AE) in the last 12 months was 69.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beer Street (BA20 2AE), the main crime hotspot is near Fosse Park Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Fosse Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensway Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Everton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Huish | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Huish | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Horsey Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carisbrooke Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queensway Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nursery Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Berkeley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nursery Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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