Total Crime Rate
259.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grove Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Brympton , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Grove Avenue (BA20 2BE) in the last 12 months was 259.2 per 1,000 residents and was 353.8% higher than the Brympton average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 242.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 178.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grove Avenue (BA20 2BE), the main crime hotspot is near Summerleaze Park. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brympton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Summerleaze Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parcroft Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parcroft Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parcroft Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parcroft Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parcroft Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parcroft Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Huish | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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