Crime

Crime in Somerset by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

13,226crimes recordedJune to August 2026

-2%on the 3 months beforeless crime

North Cadburylowest rate1.6 per 1,000 a year

57.7middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Williton (-37%), Monkton Heathfield (-32%) and Watchet (-30%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#				Most common
1	EastoverTA6 · 14,660 residents	325.2	▲ 11%	violence
2	WiltonTA1 · 8,712 residents	236.5	0%	violence
3	HalconTA1 · 8,060 residents	229.8	▲ 5%	violence
4	North TownTA1 · 14,908 residents	210.1	▼ 9%	violence
5	GlastonburyBA6 · 8,980 residents	201.3	▲ 33%	violence
6	BridgwaterTA6 · 49,386 residents	179	▲ 1%	violence
7	HampTA6 · 10,420 residents	162.4	▼ 16%	violence
8	ObridgeTA2 · 13,697 residents	159.5	▲ 14%	shoplifting
9	LambrookTA1 · 15,062 residents	159.3	▲ 2%	violence
10	SydenhamTA6 · 16,229 residents	149.6	▼ 8%	violence
11	East BowerTA6 · 9,107 residents	149.3	▼ 9%	violence
12	TauntonTA1 · 53,889 residents	145.4	▼ 1%	violence
13	WellspringsTA2 · 10,180 residents	139.5	▲ 20%	violence
14	YeovilBA20 · 41,619 residents	136.2	▲ 9%	violence
15	HighbridgeTA9 · 17,396 residents	135.4	▲ 4%	violence
16	PyrlandTA2 · 9,980 residents	125.9	▲ 34%	violence
17	PriorswoodTA2 · 12,877 residents	115.2	▲ 30%	violence
18	Burnham-on-SeaTA8 · 19,095 residents	114.2	▲ 5%	violence
19	RowbartonTA2 · 11,127 residents	109.3	▲ 1%	shoplifting
20	ChardTA20 · 14,291 residents	107.5	▼ 27%	violence
21	WatchetTA23 · 6,786 residents	107.3	▼ 30%	violence
22	BlackbrookTA1 · 11,636 residents	106.9	▼ 3%	violence
23	WoolavingtonTA7 · 2,325 residents	106.7	▲ 44%	violence
24	LyngfordTA2 · 15,200 residents	103.4	▲ 21%	violence
25	North PethertonTA6 · 9,301 residents	99.3	▼ 16%	violence
26	FromeBA11 · 28,566 residents	98.7	▲ 4%	violence
27	MineheadTA24 · 11,755 residents	98	▼ 13%	violence
28	WillitonTA4 · 6,786 residents	97.8	▼ 37%	violence
29	Frieze HillTA1 · 6,519 residents	96.3	▼ 12%	violence
30	Norton FitzwarrenTA2 · 4,065 residents	95.4	▼ 8%	violence
31	StreetBA16 · 13,986 residents	95	▲ 17%	violence
32	AlcombeTA24 · 7,179 residents	90.8	▼ 29%	violence
33	WincantonBA9 · 6,573 residents	90.1	▼ 6%	violence
34	South PethertonTA13 · 3,684 residents	89	▼ 12%	violence
35	CheddarBS27 · 5,484 residents	88.3	▼ 21%	violence
36	HolwayTA1 · 13,826 residents	88	▼ 2%	violence
37	CrewkerneTA18 · 8,370 residents	87	▲ 30%	violence
38	LangportTA10 · 3,370 residents	85.5	▲ 11%	violence
39	Cheddon FitzpaineTA2 · 3,452 residents	84.6	▼ 6%	violence
40	Shepton MalletBA4 · 10,594 residents	84.2	▼ 15%	violence
41	WellsBA5 · 12,815 residents	84	▲ 4%	violence
42	BrutonBA10 · 2,874 residents	80.7	▼ 19%	violence
43	WellingtonTA21 · 18,850 residents	80.4	▲ 4%	violence
44	Bishop's HullTA1 · 7,189 residents	78.5	▼ 24%	violence
45	WembdonTA6 · 12,017 residents	76.2	▲ 53%	violence
46	RuishtonTA3 · 2,699 residents	75.6	▼ 12%	violence
47	Monkton HeathfieldTA2 · 5,942 residents	74	▼ 32%	violence
48	BerrowTA8 · 2,250 residents	72.9	▲ 8%	violence
49	StaplegroveTA2 · 6,035 residents	68.3	▲ 14%	shoplifting
50	AnsfordBA7 · 3,450 residents	67.2	▼ 23%	violence
51	Cotford St LukeTA4 · 2,411 residents	66.4	▲ 29%	anti-social behaviour
52	Castle CaryBA7 · 3,450 residents	66.1	▼ 23%	violence
53	Bishops LydeardTA4 · 5,539 residents	61.4	▲ 16%	violence
54	Rockwell GreenTA21 · 7,306 residents	59.7	▲ 33%	violence
55	ChilcomptonBA3 · 2,286 residents	59.5	▼ 21%	shoplifting
56	MartockTA12 · 7,007 residents	57.7	▼ 18%	violence
57	GalmingtonTA1 · 9,426 residents	57.7	▼ 27%	violence
58	ComeytroweTA4 · 4,131 residents	54.2	▼ 32%	violence
59	IlminsterTA19 · 6,145 residents	52.1	▼ 42%	violence
60	HaygroveTA6 · 4,736 residents	51.5	▲ 45%	violence
61	TemplecombeBA8 · 1,969 residents · next to the city centre	50.8	▼ 17%	violence
62	Abbas CombeBA8 · 1,969 residents	50.8	▼ 17%	violence
63	Milborne PortDT9 · 3,208 residents	49.9	▲ 5%	violence
64	Stoke-sub-HamdonTA14 · 2,682 residents	47.7	▼ 11%	violence
65	HenstridgeBA8 · 1,907 residents	46.1	▼ 35%	violence
66	SomertonTA11 · 6,237 residents	45.5	▼ 12%	violence
67	HighburyBA3 · 3,455 residents	39.4	▲ 26%	violence
68	Curry RivelTA10 · 2,704 residents	38.5	▼ 16%	violence
69	MistertonTA18 · 1,683 residents	35.7	▲ 25%	theft
70	EvercreechBA4 · 2,689 residents	35.7	▼ 33%	violence
71	SherfordTA1 · 5,252 residents	33.5	▼ 27%	violence
72	DulvertonTA22 · 1,925 residents	33.2	▼ 56%	violence
73	Creech St MichaelTA3 · 4,552 residents	32.5	▼ 16%	violence
74	WiveliscombeTA4 · 4,062 residents	31.5	▼ 11%	violence
75	PorlockTA24 · 2,069 residents	30.9	▲ 23%	violence
76	PawlettTA6 · 1,680 residents	28.6	–	violence
77	MeareBA6 · 1,681 residents	28.6	–	violence
78	PuritonTA7 · 2,266 residents	26.5	▼ 56%	violence
79	StogurseyTA5 · 2,145 residents	26.1	▲ 17%	violence
80	AshcottTA7 · 2,031 residents	25.6	▼ 7%	violence
81	Brent KnollTA9 · 1,767 residents	24.9	–	theft
82	Stoke St. MichaelBA3 · 1,528 residents	23.6	▼ 10%	violence
83	East CokerBA22 · 1,546 residents	23.3	–	anti-social behaviour
84	TrullTA3 · 3,491 residents	22.9	▼ 20%	violence
85	CanningtonTA5 · 2,674 residents	22.4	▼ 37%	violence
86	Barton St DavidTA11 · 1,824 residents	21.9	–	violence
87	BaltonsboroughBA6 · 2,640 residents	19.7	–	violence
88	WookeyBA5 · 2,086 residents	19.2	–	violence
89	DunwearTA6 · 3,163 residents	19	▼ 42%	violence
90	MilvertonTA4 · 1,694 residents	18.9	▼ 65%	violence
91	BroadwayTA19 · 2,620 residents	18.3	–	violence
92	Nether StoweyTA5 · 1,825 residents	17.5	▼ 50%	violence
93	Norton St. PhilipBA2 · 2,215 residents	16.3	▼ 18%	violence
94	MiddlezoyTA7 · 1,552 residents	15.5	–	violence
95	Keinton MandevilleTA11 · 1,824 residents	15.4	–	violence
96	Queen CamelBA22 · 1,669 residents	14.4	▼ 70%	violence
97	East BrentTA9 · 2,328 residents	13.7	▼ 33%	anti-social behaviour
98	IltonTA19 · 1,774 residents	13.5	–	violence
99	TatworthTA20 · 2,737 residents	13.2	▼ 65%	violence
100	South ChardTA20 · 2,737 residents	13.2	▼ 69%	violence
101	Stoke St GregoryTA3 · 1,534 residents	13	–	criminal damage
102	Wookey HoleBA5 · 1,670 residents	12	–	violence
103	MerriottTA16 · 2,521 residents	11.1	▼ 59%	violence
104	Combe St NicholasTA20 · 2,390 residents	10	–	violence
105	PiltonBA4 · 2,190 residents	9.1	–	violence
106	BinegarBA3 · 2,425 residents	6.6	–	violence
107	North CurryTA3 · 1,901 residents	6.3	–	violence
108	Shepton BeauchampTA19 · 1,582 residents	5.1	▼ 80%	theft
109	Gurney SladeBA3 · 2,425 residents	4.9	–	violence
110	AxbridgeBS26 · 2,226 residents	3.6	–	theft
111	TimberscombeTA24 · 1,991 residents	2	–	anti-social behaviour
112	North CadburyBA22 · 2,436 residents	1.6	–	anti-social behaviour

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

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Questions people ask

Which areas of Somerset have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were North Cadbury, Timberscombe, Axbridge, Gurney Slade and Shepton Beauchamp.

Which areas of Somerset have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Eastover, Wilton, Halcon, North Town and Glastonbury.

Is crime going up or down in Somerset?

Across Somerset, 13,226 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 2% fewer than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.