Total Crime Rate

314.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

201.6 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 314.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 201.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 141.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.6 10/10
  • Public order 57.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Grove Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Brympton , and the 88th 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 Grove Avenue (BA20 2BE) in the last 12 months was 314.1 per 1,000 residents and was 353.0% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 201.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Avenue (BA20 2BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Summerleaze Park, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grove Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Grove Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parcroft Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Summerleaze Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Huish Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Huish —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carisbrooke Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Summerleaze Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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