Total Crime Rate
18.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pear Ash Lane area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle Cary , and the 277th lowest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pear Ash Lane (BA9 8LX) in the last 12 months was 18.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% lower than the Castle Cary average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
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