Total Crime Rate

142.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 142.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 44.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Other theft 27.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Vale View Gardens area has the 6th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Blackmoor Vale , and the 300th 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 Vale View Gardens (BA9 9SE) in the last 12 months was 142.4 per 1,000 residents and was 145.1% higher than the Blackmoor Vale average (58.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -58.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale View Gardens (BA9 9SE), the main crime hotspot is near Firehouse Mews. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Vale View Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Firehouse Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Hayes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Crofts Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Crofts Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tout Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firehouse Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Firehouse Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Firehouse Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Firehouse Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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