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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in BA8: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

BA8 recorded 32 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 2.9 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 37.5% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 15.8% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring41.68 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment32 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 15.8% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

32
trending_down -11.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

41.68per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

232

Within BA8 district

South Somerset

11,036

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
High Street Map
total: 3 Shoplifting: 1 Vehicle crime: 1
3
Vine Street Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
3
Parking Area Map
total: 2 Vehicle crime: 2
2
Quarry Hill Map
total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
2
Holton Street Map
total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
2
Batchpool Lane Map
total: 2 Burglary: 2
2
Townsend Farm Barton Map
total: 2 Other crime: 2
2
Woodhayes Map
total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
2
Goathill Lane Map
total: 2 Other theft: 2
2
Cowpath Lane Map
total: 2 Other theft: 2
2

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
32 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
12
37.5%
Other Theft
6
18.8%
Criminal Damage & Arson
5
15.6%
Vehicle Crime
3
9.4%
Other Crime
3
9.4%
Burglary
2
6.2%
Shoplifting
1
3.1%

Crime Analysis: BA8

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in BA8 (37.5%). Other Theft (18.8%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (15.6%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in BA8 has fallen sharply — by 15.8%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for BA8 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -11.1%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -15.8%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.3%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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