Total Crime Rate

89.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.3 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 89.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Steelwell Lane area has the 21st highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Blackmoor Vale , and the 540th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Steelwell Lane (BA8 0SE) in the last 12 months was 89.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Steelwell Lane (BA8 0SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stalbridge Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Steelwell Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Townsend Farm Barton Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Townsend Farm Barton Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stalbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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