Total Crime Rate

129.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 129.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Public order 31.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Westover View area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Crewkerne , and the 324th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Westover View (TA18 7BA) in the last 12 months was 129.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.3% higher than the Crewkerne average (73.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 73.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westover View (TA18 7BA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Crewkerne

Crime Over Time in Westover View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Rose Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bere Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting George Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting George Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order North Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft George Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order George Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting George Lane Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 21 of 21

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑