Total Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lawrence Hayes area has the 39th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Blackmoor Vale , and the 911th lowest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lawrence Hayes (BA9 9EX) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawrence Hayes (BA9 9EX), the main crime hotspot is near Lawrence Hayes. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lawrence Hayes area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balsam Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balsam Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tout Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balsam Fields —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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