Total Crime Rate

231.3 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 231.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.5 7/10
  • Public order 24.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Old Barn Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Brympton , and the 127th 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 Old Barn Way (BA20 2NX) in the last 12 months was 231.3 per 1,000 residents and was 305.0% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 142.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Barn Way (BA20 2NX), the main crime hotspot is near Lime Tree Avenue. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Barn Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Yew Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lysander Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lime Tree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lime Tree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lime Tree Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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