Total Crime Rate
24.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Forum area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Brympton , and the 394th lowest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Forum (BA21 3TL) in the last 12 months was 24.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Forum (BA21 3TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stourton Way, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barlynch Court (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brympton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Evesham Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Malvern Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Horton Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hillingdon Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arlington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Friars Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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