Total Crime Rate

149.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 149.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.4 10/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Alfreds Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Blackmoor Vale , and the 279th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Alfreds Way (BA9 9RU) in the last 12 months was 149.7 per 1,000 residents and was 157.7% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 108.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alfreds Way (BA9 9RU), the main crime hotspot is near Crocker Way. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Alfreds Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crocker Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Crocker Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lancelot Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Merlin Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft West Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atkins Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merlin Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merlin Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crocker Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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