Total Crime Rate

103.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 103.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Church Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Blackmoor Vale , and the 441st highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Church Street (BA9 9AE) in the last 12 months was 103.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 73.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (BA9 9AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Firehouse Mews, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greyhound Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Firehouse Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tout Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Greyhound Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firehouse Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Firehouse Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Firehouse Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vedelers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Firehouse Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shadwell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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