Total Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 57.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Waverley area has the 10th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Somerton , and the 846th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waverley (TA11 6SH) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% higher than the Somerton average (49.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waverley (TA11 6SH), the main crime hotspot is near Pearmain Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waverley area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Cleers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearmain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pearmain Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearmain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary May Pole Knap Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gassons Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camden Orchard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leffman Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Etsome Terrace Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leffman Court —
Apr 2026Burglary Pearmain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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