Crime Rates at West Park, Castle Cary, BA7 7DB

West Park area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Blackmoor Vale , and the 97th lowest crime rate of 1,848 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 West Park (BA7 7DB) in the last 12 months was 10.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.5% lower than the Blackmoor Vale average (54.3 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Park (BA7 7DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Compton Drive, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carter Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.