Total Crime Rate

7.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.0 1/10
  • Violent crimes 4.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Esmonde Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle Cary , and the 37th lowest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Esmonde Drive (BA22 8JW) in the last 12 months was 7.0 per 1,000 residents and was 86.8% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Esmonde Drive (BA22 8JW), 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 Esmonde Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Taranto Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hermes Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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