BA21 has an annual crime rate of 65.59 per 1,000 residents based on Police.uk data for March 2026. Safety levels vary across different wards and neighbourhoods. Use the ward breakdown and hotspot map on this page for a granular local picture of crime patterns across the area.

What is the crime rate in BA21?

As of March 2026, BA21 has an annual crime rate of 65.59 per 1,000 residents, based on 246 recorded offences in the latest reporting period. This figure is sourced from Police.uk open data and normalised using ONS Census 2021 population estimates to allow accurate comparisons between areas.

What is the most common crime in BA21?

The most common crime type in BA21 is Violence & Sexual Offences, accounting for 110 incidents in March 2026 — 44.7% of all recorded crime in the area. Data is sourced from Police.uk and covers all crimes recorded by the responsible police force across the BA21 local authority area.

March 2026 Source: Police.uk

BA21 Crime Intelligence Report

BA21 recorded 246 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 4.9 per 1,000 residents. Crime has decreased by 0.8% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 4.7% lower.

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Key Statistics

monitoring65.59 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
assignment246 crimes recorded in March 2026
trending_downCrime down 4.7% year-on-year

Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

246

trending_down -0.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

65.59per 1k

Moderate

Active Postcodes

895

Within BA21 district

South Somerset

50,188

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
Supermarket Map	total: 21 Shoplifting: 21	21
Sunningdale Road Map	total: 12 Anti-social behaviour: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 3	12
Hospital Map	total: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 2	11
Parking Area Map	total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 1	7
King Street Map	total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Possession of weapons: 2	7
Gainsborough Way Map	total: 5 Shoplifting: 3 Other theft: 1	5
Stourton Way Map	total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1	5
College Green Map	total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 1	5
Montrose Road Map	total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1	4
Newcroft Court Map	total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1	4

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

246 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

110

44.7%

Anti-social Behaviour

15.4%

Shoplifting

13.0%

Public Order

6.1%

Other Theft

5.3%

Criminal Damage & Arson

4.5%

Other Crime

2.8%

Robbery

2.0%

Weapons Possession

2.0%

Burglary

1.6%

Bicycle Theft

0.8%

Drug Offences

0.8%

Vehicle Crime

0.4%

Theft from Person

0.4%

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -0.8%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -4.7%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.4%

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