Total Crime Rate
33.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Churchfield Drive area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Blackmoor Vale , and the 559th lowest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Churchfield Drive (BA7 7LA) in the last 12 months was 33.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Churchfield Drive (BA7 7LA), the main crime hotspot is near Florida Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Castle Cary| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florida Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ansford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florida Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florida Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florida Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florida Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florida Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florida Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florida Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florida Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florida Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florida Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florida Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Priory View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florida Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florida Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ansford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Florida Fields | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Andrews Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ansford Hill | Under investigation |
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