Total Crime Rate
99.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hermes Place area has the 6th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle Cary , and the 446th 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 Hermes Place (BA22 8JU) in the last 12 months was 99.3 per 1,000 residents and was 93.3% higher than the Castle Cary average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hermes Place (BA22 8JU), the main crime hotspot is near Little Meadow. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Castle Cary| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackthorne Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Great Orchard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Orchard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Briarfield | Under investigation |
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