Total Crime Rate

53.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.3 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 53.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

The Thatch area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Somerton , and the 922nd highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Thatch (TA11 6SS) in the last 12 months was 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Thatch (TA11 6SS), the main crime hotspot is near St Cleers Way. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Thatch area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Cleers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Northfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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