Total Crime Rate

160.0 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 160.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 42.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Wessex Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Blackmoor Vale , and the 243rd highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wessex Way (BA9 9RR) in the last 12 months was 160.0 per 1,000 residents and was 194.8% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 72.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wessex Way (BA9 9RR), the main crime hotspot is near Merlin Grove. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wessex Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merlin Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merlin Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Merlin Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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