Total Crime Rate
246.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
104.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cheapside area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Curry Rivel & Langport , and the 134th 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 Cheapside (TA10 9ZD) in the last 12 months was 246.0 per 1,000 residents and was 343.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 104.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cheapside (TA10 9ZD), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stacey'S Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bush Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | North Street | Under investigation |
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