Total Crime Rate

119.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 119.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 90.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.6 9/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Buller Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Brympton , and the 365th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Buller Avenue (BA22 8SN) in the last 12 months was 119.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% higher than the Brympton average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 90.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 429.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buller Avenue (BA22 8SN), the main crime hotspot is near Heron Drive. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buller Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avocet Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heron Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Montacute Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ritchie Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ritchie Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Ritchie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ritchie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hawk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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