The overall crime rate in Somerset county is 97.4 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 36.1k crimes were violent crimes which is 41.4% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 115% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 44.6% 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 131% of national crime rate which puts Somerset on 12. position out of 54 England's and Wales' counties in this crime category. "Public order crime" makes up 9.9% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "public order crime" is 8.6k cases and has increased by 10.8% when compared year-over-year in the period of November 2023 - October 2024.
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (54 counties) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime → | 41.4% | 15. highest | 115% | 36.1k | 26.6% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime → | 13.2% | 22. lowest | 80% | 11.5k | 0.4% |
| Public order crime → | 9.9% | 12. highest | 131% | 8.6k | 10.8% |
| Shoplifting crime → | 9.7% | 13. highest | 115% | 8.5k | 44.6% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime → | 7.1% | 18. lowest | 89% | 6.2k | -2.3% |
| Other theft crime → | 6.4% | 25. lowest | 83% | 5.6k | 16.1% |
| Vehicle crime → | 3.6% | 19. lowest | 57% | 3.1k | 9.2% |
| Burglary crime → | 3.6% | 24. lowest | 82% | 3.1k | 17.0% |
| Other crime → | 1.7% | 13. lowest | 81% | 1.5k | 33.1% |
| Drugs crime → | 1.1% | 1. lowest | 37% | 950 | 6.9% |
| Robbery crime → | 0.9% | 11. highest | 68% | 811 | 43.0% |
| Bicycle theft crime → | 0.6% | 16. lowest | 60% | 536 | -24.5% |
| Possession of weapons crime → | 0.5% | 2. lowest | 54% | 449 | -1.5% |
| Theft from the person crime → | 0.3% | 8. lowest | 13% | 271 | -8.4% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Somerset county to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
| Crime statistic | Somerset county crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 12.8 | 15.9 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| Burglary | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.9 | 7.8 |
| Drugs | 1.1 | 2.8 |
| Other crime | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| Other theft | 6.3 | 7.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| Public order | 9.6 | 7.3 |
| Robbery | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Shoplifting | 9.5 | 8.2 |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Vehicle crime | 3.5 | 6.1 |
| Violent crime | 40.4 | 35.1 |
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