Total Crime Rate

95.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 95.9 7/10
  • Other theft 48.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 27.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hermes Place area has the 6th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle Cary , and the 495th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hermes Place (BA22 8JU) in the last 12 months was 95.9 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% higher than the Castle Cary average (52.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hermes Place (BA22 8JU), the main crime hotspot is near Little Meadow. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hermes Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Channel Dash Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Taranto Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hermes Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Meadow Under investigation
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Data Sources

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