Total Crime Rate

177.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 177.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 53.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 44.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Other theft 26.6 10/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Elmleigh area has the 12th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Brympton , and the 214th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 177.0 per 1,000 residents and was 155.2% higher than the Brympton average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 10.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 176.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmleigh (BA21 3UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Stourton Way. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 9 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Percivale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Guinevere Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Thorne Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillingdon Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Friars Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arlington Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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