Total Crime Rate

231.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 231.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 34.7 7/10
  • Other theft 30.1 10/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rickhayes area has the highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Blackmoor Vale , and the 126th 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 Rickhayes (BA9 9BH) in the last 12 months was 231.5 per 1,000 residents and was 326.5% higher than the Blackmoor Vale average (54.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 650.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 204.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rickhayes (BA9 9BH), the main crime hotspot is near Merlin Grove. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rickhayes area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Pines Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maunder Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merlin Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merlin Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Merlin Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maunder Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maunder Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B3081 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B3081 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Silver Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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