Total Crime Rate

164.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.1 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 164.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.1 9/10
  • Burglary 68.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Public order 25.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Creechberry Orchard area has the 7th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Monkton & North Curry , and the 235th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Creechberry Orchard (TA1 2EX) in the last 12 months was 164.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.2% higher than the Monkton & North Curry average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 68.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Creechberry Orchard (TA1 2EX), the main crime hotspot is near Inner Circle. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Creechberry Orchard area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Crescent
Apr 2026Burglary Russett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blenheim Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Inner Circle Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Inner Circle Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inner Circle Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Inner Circle Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Crescent
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charles Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Russett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Orchard Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Laxton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Creechberry Orchard Under investigation

Data Sources

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