Total Crime Rate

127.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 127.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St James Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Curry Rivel & Langport , and the 341st 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 St James Street (TA13 5BS) in the last 12 months was 127.2 per 1,000 residents and was 129.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Street (TA13 5BS), the main crime hotspot is near Silver Street. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in St James Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St James'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hele Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holbrook Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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