Crime Rates at West Street, Stoke-sub-hamdon, TA14 6PU

West Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Brympton , and the 211th 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 West Street (TA14 6PU) in the last 12 months was 180.7 per 1,000 residents and was 160.6% higher than the Brympton average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 26.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 116.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (TA14 6PU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.