Total Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.2 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 49.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 38.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 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
  • 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
  • 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

Old Vicarage Gardens area has the 27th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Curry Rivel & Langport , and the 878th lowest 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 Old Vicarage Gardens (TA13 5DT) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Vicarage Gardens (TA13 5DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Square, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lampreys Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Old Vicarage Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hele Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St James'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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