Somerset crime stats
April 2024

The overall crime rate in Somerset county is 87.4 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 30.7k crimes were violent crimes which is 39.2% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 97% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 37.9% over the last twelve months.The category of "public order crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Public order crime" rate is at 109% of national crime rate which puts Somerset on 20. position out of 52 England's and Wales' counties in this crime category. "Public order crime" makes up 9.8% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "public order crime" is 7.6k cases and has decreased by 16.5% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2023 - February 2024.

Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Ranking (52 counties)	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
Violent crime →	39.2%	21. lowest	97%	30.7k	8.7%
Antisocial behaviour crime →	14.8%	21. lowest	81%	11.5k	-3.3%
Public order crime →	9.8%	20. highest	109%	7.6k	-16.5%
Shoplifting crime →	8.6%	22. highest	104%	6.7k	37.9%
Criminal damage and arson crime →	8.2%	17. lowest	90%	6.4k	0.1%
Other theft crime →	6.4%	9. lowest	70%	5.0k	-0.4%
Vehicle crime →	4.0%	18. lowest	56%	3.1k	10.2%
Burglary crime →	3.6%	15. lowest	73%	2.8k	-1.9%
Other crime →	1.4%	6. lowest	69%	1.1k	-3.8%
Drugs crime →	1.2%	1. lowest	38%	918	-2.7%
Bicycle theft crime →	0.8%	15. lowest	65%	642	-31.4%
Robbery crime →	0.8%	26. highest	55%	618	32.6%
Theft from the person crime →	0.7%	24. highest	30%	530	23.5%
Possession of weapons crime →	0.6%	4. lowest	55%	450	10.0%
Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Crime rate ranking	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
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