Total Crime Rate

94.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 94.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Upper High Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Blackmoor Vale , and the 509th 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 Upper High Street (BA7 7AR) in the last 12 months was 94.2 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% higher than the Blackmoor Vale average (58.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper High Street (BA7 7AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ancastle Avenue, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Florida Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Upper High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florida Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florida Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florida Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florida Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florida Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florida Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florida Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florida Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florida Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florida Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florida Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florida Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florida Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ansford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ansford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florida Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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