Total Crime Rate

66.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

High Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Blackmoor Vale , and the 687th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 High Street (BA8 0QT) in the last 12 months was 66.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BA8 0QT), the main crime hotspot is near Walnut Grove. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walnut Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Townsend Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary The Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brook Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walnut Grove Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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