Total Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ermine Street area has the 34th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Brympton , and the 622nd 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 Ermine Street (BA21 3QT) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ermine Street (BA21 3QT), 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 Ermine Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fosse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monks Dale Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Percivale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fosse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Close —
Apr 2026Public order Friars Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fosse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Patrick'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Larkhill Road —
Apr 2026Public order Guinevere Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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