Total Crime Rate

127.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.6 10/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alfreds Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Blackmoor Vale , and the 331st highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alfreds Way (BA9 9RU) in the last 12 months was 127.0 per 1,000 residents and was 134.0% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alfreds Way (BA9 9RU), the main crime hotspot is near Crocker Way. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alfreds Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merlin Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Merlin Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crocker Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merlin Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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