Crime Rates at Chapel Close, Castle Cary, BA7 7AX

Chapel Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Blackmoor Vale , and the 121st 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 Chapel Close (BA7 7AX) in the last 12 months was 11.5 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Close (BA7 7AX), 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.