Total Crime Rate

196.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 196.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 149.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • 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
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

Elm Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Blackmoor Vale , and the 170th 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 Elm Drive (BA9 9EZ) in the last 12 months was 196.6 per 1,000 residents and was 262.3% higher than the Blackmoor Vale average (54.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 171.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Drive (BA9 9EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crofts Mead, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Firehouse Mews (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tout Hill —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crofts Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firehouse Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Firehouse Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Firehouse Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Firehouse Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balsam Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balsam Fields —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balsam Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crofts Mead Under investigation
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Data Sources

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