Total Crime Rate

447.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.4 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 447.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 238.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 108.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.9 9/10
  • Public order 37.9 10/10
  • Other theft 35.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Robbery 13.6 9/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Preston Road area has the highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Brympton , and the 48th 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 Preston Road (BA20 2EY) in the last 12 months was 447.2 per 1,000 residents and was 544.8% higher than the Brympton average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 55.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 108.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Road (BA20 2EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tithe Court, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bartletts Place (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Preston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James'S Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tithe Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James'S Close —
Apr 2026Public order St James'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tithe Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tithe Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bell Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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