Total Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 33.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Balsam Fields area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Blackmoor Vale , and the 623rd 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 Balsam Fields (BA9 9HG) in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 178.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balsam Fields (BA9 9HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lawrence Hayes (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Balsam Fields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balsam Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balsam Fields —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balsam Fields Under investigation
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Data Sources

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