Total Crime Rate
36.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Common Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Blackmoor Vale , and the 646th lowest crime rate of 1,847 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 Common Road (BA9 9HS) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Common Road (BA9 9HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vedelers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawrence Hayes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ireson Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balsam Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Sweetman Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mundays Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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