Crime Rates at South Street, Castle Cary, BA7 7ET

South Street area has the 36th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Blackmoor Vale , and the 883rd 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 South Street (BA7 7ET) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (BA7 7ET), the main crime hotspot is near Park Avenue. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.