Total Crime Rate
22.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle Cary , and the 363rd lowest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (BA22 8NQ) in the last 12 months was 22.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (BA22 8NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Almshouse Lane (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle Cary| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Free Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Free Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Free Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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