Wincanton Rural West vs Wincanton Town

Wincanton Rural West has a safety score of 18/100 (High Crime) and recorded 764 crimes in the last 12 months. Wincanton Town has a safety score of 38/100 (Below Average) with 554 crimes. Wincanton Town scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Wincanton Rural West shows a year-on-year crime trend of -28.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Wincanton Town shows -3.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Wincanton Rural West, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (356 incidents). In Wincanton Town, it is Violent Crime (229 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Wincanton Rural West recorded 105 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Wincanton Town recorded 72. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Wincanton Rural West totalled 356 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 229 in Wincanton Town. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Wincanton Rural West recorded 1,071 crimes (now 764, a change of -28.7%). Wincanton Town recorded 575 crimes previously (now 554, -3.7%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Wincanton Rural West has a resolution rate of 60% and Wincanton Town has 60%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Wincanton Rural West falls within the Avon and Somerset Constabulary boundary. Wincanton Town is covered by Avon and Somerset Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Wincanton Rural West and Wincanton Town. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.