Total Crime Rate

276.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 276.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.9 10/10
  • Other theft 43.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 40.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.2 10/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 4th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Brympton , and the 95th 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 Preston Road (BA20 2EZ) in the last 12 months was 276.4 per 1,000 residents and was 384.0% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -68.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 116.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Road (BA20 2EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Tithe Court. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bartletts Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Old School Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Netley Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netley Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Netley Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime White Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bartletts Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bartletts Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tithe Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bartletts Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Samarate Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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