Total Crime Rate

208.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

135.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 208.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 135.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Other crime 20.8 10/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Priory area has the 7th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 180th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priory (TA21 9EW) in the last 12 months was 208.3 per 1,000 residents and was 155.4% higher than the Blackdown & Neroche average (81.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 135.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory (TA21 9EW), the main crime hotspot is near Baker'S Lane. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Priory area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parker Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meyer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gay Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelway Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Baker'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baker'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Red Lion Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meyer Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parker Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parker Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kelway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelway Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meyer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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