Total Crime Rate

243.4 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 243.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.3 9/10
  • Other theft 31.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 31.0 7/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Robbery 8.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • 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

Elmleigh area has the 6th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Brympton , and the 115th 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 Elmleigh (BA21 3UJ) in the last 12 months was 243.4 per 1,000 residents and was 326.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 97.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 207.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmleigh (BA21 3UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Stourton Way. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elmleigh area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Arlington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stoneleigh Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stourton Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Stourton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stourton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stourton Way Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmleigh Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stourton Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Toose Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hillingdon Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merevale Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merevale Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merevale Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merevale Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Merlin Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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