Total Crime Rate

124.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 124.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Court area has the 10th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Blackmoor Vale , and the 342nd highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Court (BA8 0JT) in the last 12 months was 124.6 per 1,000 residents and was 129.6% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 63.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Court (BA8 0JT), the main crime hotspot is near Westcombe. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Westcombe Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Yarnbarton Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yarnbarton —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yarnbarton —
Sep 2025Other theft Church Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Westcombe Under investigation
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Data Sources

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