Total Crime Rate

206.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 206.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.9 9/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 20.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Preston Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Brympton , and the 157th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Preston Road (BA20 2DW) in the last 12 months was 206.3 per 1,000 residents and was 261.2% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 137.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Road (BA20 2DW), the main crime hotspot is near Summerlands. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Preston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Ferndale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Summerlands —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summerlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summerlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Summerlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Summerlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Summerlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Summerlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christopher Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christopher Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christopher Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christopher Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Christopher Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Home Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christopher Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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