Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.5 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 45.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.5 5/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.4 3/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • 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
  • 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

Great Orchard area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle Cary , and the 818th lowest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Great Orchard (BA22 8NE) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% lower than the Castle Cary average (52.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Orchard (BA22 8NE), 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 Great Orchard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfield Unable to prosecute suspect
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 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 2026Other crime Hermes Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfield Under investigation
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Data Sources

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