Total Crime Rate

13.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.4 1/10
  • Violent crimes 6.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

West Park area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Blackmoor Vale , and the 155th 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 West Park (BA7 7DB) in the last 12 months was 13.4 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Park (BA7 7DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Court, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carter Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Badgers Folly Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Brookfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priory View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florida Fields —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Close —
Apr 2026Public order Carter Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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