# Crime and justice in Somerset The middle of the South West. 590,972 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 3,452 square kilometres. 13 layers about crime and justice for Somerset, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west) ## Is Somerset safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Somerset at a rate of 90.4 per 1,000 people. That compares with 83.5 per 1,000 people across South West. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 4,342 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Somerset. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (22,425), other crime (9,285) and anti-social behaviour (7,737). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Somerset was 84.9 per 1,000 people. Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest. ## Recorded crime rate Somerset: **90.4 per 1,000** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Published 30 September 2026. In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Somerset at a rate of 90.4 per 1,000 people. That compares with 83.5 per 1,000 people across South West. - Against South West: 8% higher (83.5 per 1,000) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime-rate?place=E06000066) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime-rate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/south-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/crime#l-crime-rate ## Crime and anti-social behaviour Somerset: **4,342** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E06000066) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/crime#l-crime-count ## Anti-social behaviour Somerset: **7,737** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/anti-social-behaviour?place=E06000066) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/anti-social-behaviour) · https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/crime#l-crime-anti-social ## Burglary Somerset: **1,771** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/burglary?place=E06000066) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/burglary) · https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/crime#l-crime-burglary ## Criminal damage and arson Somerset: **3,781** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/criminal-damage-and-arson?place=E06000066) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/criminal-damage-and-arson) · https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/crime#l-crime-damage ## Drug offences Somerset: **641** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/drug-offences?place=E06000066) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/drug-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/crime#l-crime-drugs ## Other crime Somerset: **9,285** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/other-crime?place=E06000066) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/other-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/crime#l-crime-other ## Robbery Somerset: **670** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/robbery?place=E06000066) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/robbery) · https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/crime#l-crime-robbery ## Shoplifting Somerset: **5,587** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/shoplifting?place=E06000066) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/shoplifting) · https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/crime#l-crime-shoplifting ## Theft from the person Somerset: **82** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/theft-from-the-person?place=E06000066) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/theft-from-the-person) · https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/crime#l-crime-theft-person ## Vehicle crime Somerset: **1,442** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/vehicle-crime?place=E06000066) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/vehicle-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/crime#l-crime-vehicle ## Violence and sexual offences Somerset: **22,425** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/violence-and-sexual-offences?place=E06000066) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/violence-and-sexual-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/crime#l-crime-violence ## Street-level crime Map point level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only. Source: Police.uk. Published as points, so there is no single figure for Somerset. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?place=E06000066) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/crime#l-street-crime ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/housing) (17) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E06000066/data?family=crime ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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