Total Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

The Batch area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Blackmoor Vale , and the 735th lowest 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 The Batch (BA9 9BQ) in the last 12 months was 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Batch (BA9 9BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shadwell Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Batch area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B3081 Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maunder Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maunder Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maunder Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B3081 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pines Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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