Total Crime Rate

232.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.2 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 232.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 88.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.5 9/10
  • Other theft 55.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 41.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Westland Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Brympton , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westland Road (BA20 2AY) in the last 12 months was 232.4 per 1,000 residents and was 235.0% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -68.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 88.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westland Road (BA20 2AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fosse Park Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Westland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fosse Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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