Total Crime Rate

24.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 24.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Puriton Park area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Huntspill , and the 397th lowest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Puriton Park (TA7 8BL) in the last 12 months was 24.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% lower than the Huntspill average (56.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Puriton Park (TA7 8BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waterloo Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Puriton Park (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Puriton Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Puriton Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pool Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Culverhay Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culverhay Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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