Total Crime Rate

160.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.0 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 160.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 32.0 7/10
  • Public order 24.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Carmel Villas area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Blackmoor Vale , and the 247th 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 Carmel Villas (BA9 9EF) in the last 12 months was 160.0 per 1,000 residents and was 175.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carmel Villas (BA9 9EF), 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.

Crime Over Time in Carmel Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firehouse Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Firehouse Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Firehouse Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Firehouse Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Firehouse Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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