Total Crime Rate

104.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 104.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.4 9/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wessex Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Brympton , and the 433rd highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wessex Road (BA21 3LS) in the last 12 months was 104.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wessex Road (BA21 3LS), the main crime hotspot is near St Patrick'S Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wessex Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Springfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perrythorne Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Boundary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Patrick'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Perrythorne Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Perrythorne Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tintinhull Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perrythorne Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Perrythorne Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perrythorne Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perrythorne Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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