Total Crime Rate
74.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Broughtons Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Crewkerne , and the 611th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Broughtons Drive (TA18 8LW) in the last 12 months was 74.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% higher than the Crewkerne average (73.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 92.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broughtons Drive (TA18 8LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broughtons Drive, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jubilee Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Crewkerne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Jubilee Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Monarch Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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