Total Crime Rate

81.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.5 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 81.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.5 7/10
  • Public order 22.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • 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
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

Middle Path area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Crewkerne , and the 599th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middle Path (TA18 8BE) in the last 12 months was 81.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% higher than the Crewkerne average (75.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Path (TA18 8BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Middle Path area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pople'S Well —
Apr 2026Public order Rose Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Foundry Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middle Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foundry Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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