Total Crime Rate

89.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.8 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 89.9 7/10
  • Other theft 43.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 28.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Higher Beadon area has the 30th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Brympton , and the 538th 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 Higher Beadon (TA16 5QU) in the last 12 months was 89.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% higher than the Brympton average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Beadon (TA16 5QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadway, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newchester Cross (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Higher Beadon area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Beadon Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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