Total Crime Rate

92.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.7 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 92.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.2 9/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Northfields area has the 5th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Somerton , and the 519th 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 Northfields (TA11 6SL) in the last 12 months was 92.5 per 1,000 residents and was 85.9% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northfields (TA11 6SL), 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 Northfields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Gassons Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary May Pole Knap Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leffman Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leffman Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearmain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearmain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Etsome Terrace Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Burglary Pearmain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pearmain Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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