Total Crime Rate

236.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 236.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Public order 28.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Orchard Way area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Huntspill , and the 121st 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 Orchard Way (TA7 8HX) in the last 12 months was 236.8 per 1,000 residents and was 303.7% higher than the Huntspill average (58.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 155.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Way (TA7 8HX), the main crime hotspot is near Polden Walk. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darkfield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Polden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Polden Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Polden Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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