Total Crime Rate

103.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.7 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 103.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.1 9/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Common Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Blackmoor Vale , and the 448th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Common Road (BA9 9RD) in the last 12 months was 103.2 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Common Road (BA9 9RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morpork Street, where police recorded 17 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.

Crime Over Time in Common Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mundays Mead —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hen And Chickens Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hen And Chickens Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hen And Chickens Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Sweetman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balsam Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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