Total Crime Rate

321.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.8 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 321.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 184.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 75.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Public order 28.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bow Street area has the highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Curry Rivel & Langport , and the 84th 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 Bow Street (TA10 9PR) in the last 12 months was 321.3 per 1,000 residents and was 479.3% higher than the Curry Rivel & Langport average (55.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bow Street (TA10 9PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North Street, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moor Park Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bow Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stacey'S Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bush Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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