Total Crime Rate

113.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.4 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 113.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Other theft 19.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 9.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 4th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle Cary , and the 394th 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 This (BA22 7HT) in the last 12 months was 113.3 per 1,000 residents and was 114.9% higher than the Castle Cary average (52.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode BA22 7HT, the main crime hotspot is near Higher Farm Lane, with 1 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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