Total Crime Rate
142.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Crofts Mead area has the 6th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Blackmoor Vale , and the 300th 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 Crofts Mead (BA9 9DP) in the last 12 months was 142.4 per 1,000 residents and was 145.1% higher than the Blackmoor Vale average (58.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -58.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crofts Mead (BA9 9DP), the main crime hotspot is near Firehouse Mews. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Firehouse Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tout Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Crofts Mead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowan Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowan Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Crofts Mead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Firehouse Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Firehouse Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Firehouse Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Firehouse Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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