Total Crime Rate

67.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.7 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 67.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 48.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Park area has the 28th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Blackmoor Vale , and the 741st highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Park (BA7 7EP) in the last 12 months was 67.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Park (BA7 7EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Court, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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