Photo: Neil Owen · CC BY-SA 2.0On burglary, vehicle crime and damage, Cannington has a lower rate per resident than four in five UK towns
Violent crime barely moved in a year. The overall Safety Grade is B+, which means less crime per resident than 66% of UK towns, judged on crimes police recorded inside its built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026. Behind the grade sit 20.5 violent and sexual offences and 5.8 incidents of burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 people a year. Measured against the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, 46% of them record more crime per resident.
Crimes and reports per 1,000 residents (Census 2021) a year, September 2023 to August 2026.
What stands out about safety in Cannington
About the middle for a village its size
Of 550 UK towns of 2,000 to 3,000 people, Cannington has the 240th lowest rate of graded crime: lower than Charfield, Wythall and Willington, higher than Alrewas, Keele and Stoke Prior. Towns its size ↓
Written from the police.uk and government data on this page. Figures are crimes police recorded, not convictions.
What’s behind Cannington’s grade
A fairly firm grade. Built on 182 graded crimes over three years. The grade adds violent and sexual offences and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident and ranks Cannington against every UK town of 1,000 or more.
Per resident, against all UK towns; beside it, how it compares with towns its size.
Crime in Cannington per 1,000 residents
A crime isn’t a victim: one person can report several, and crimes in a town centre often involve visitors rather than residents.
And about 6 burglaries, vehicle crimes or acts of criminal damage, plus 4 shoplifting and theft reports, in the 12 months to August 2026. Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot is one recorded crime.
Violent crime held steady over the year
“Towns its size” pools all UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people that police.uk covers each month (Greater Manchester has no data).
Rolling twelve-month rate, per 1,000 residents a year (longer windows for smaller places, where a few crimes swing a month). In the 12 months to August 2026 against the 12 before: violent -4% (towns its size +3%).
Of 550 towns its size, Cannington is 240th from the least graded crime
| # | Town | People | Violent | Homes & vehicles | Shops & theft | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richhill Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 2,738 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 3 | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 57 | Tatworth Somerset | 2,287 | 11.7 | 5 | 2.2 | A |
| … | ||||||
| 97 | Merriott Somerset | 2,068 | 12.9 | 6 | 7.3 | A |
| … | ||||||
| 197 | Coleford Somerset | 2,235 | 17.5 | 6.9 | 5.1 | B+ |
| … | ||||||
| 201 | Timsbury Somerset | 2,506 | 18.8 | 5.9 | 10.5 | B+ |
| … | ||||||
| 237 | Alrewas Staffordshire | 2,831 | 16.4 | 9.8 | 3.1 | B+ |
| 238 | Keele Staffordshire | 2,607 | 17.4 | 8.8 | 5.1 | B+ |
| 239 | Stoke Prior Worcestershire | 2,226 | 19.9 | 6.3 | 4 | B+ |
| 240 | Cannington Somerset | 2,315 | 20.5 | 5.8 | 4.2 | B+ |
| 241 | Christleton and Waverton Cheshire | 2,670 | 19.6 | 6.6 | 3.4 | B+ |
| 242 | Felbridge Surrey | 2,031 | 15.6 | 10.7 | 2.6 | B+ |
| 243 | Great Horkesley Essex | 2,232 | 22 | 4.3 | 3.6 | B+ |
| … | ||||||
| 550 | Avonmouth Bristol | 2,643 | 82.9 | 54.6 | 60.4 | D− |
Safety letters rank against every UK town of 1,000 or more; the order here is context only.
Graded crime per 1,000 residents a year, September 2023 to August 2026, counting from the least: towns ranked near Cannington, and others in Somerset.
What police recorded in the last 12 months
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| Category | In the grade | Reports | Per 1,000 | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | Violent | 44 | 19 | 16.6 |
| Criminal damage & arson | Home & vehicle | 9 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
| Other theft | not graded | 7 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | not graded | 7 | 3 | 5.3 |
| Public order | not graded | 6 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Burglary | Home & vehicle | 4 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Vehicle crime | Home & vehicle | 2 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| Bicycle theft | not graded | 2 | 0.9 | 0 |
| Shoplifting | not graded | 1 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Drugs | not graded | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Other crime | not graded | 1 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Robbery | Violent | 1 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Possession of weapons | Violent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Theft from the person | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
“Violent” is police.uk’s violence and sexual offences (which includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury), robbery and possession of weapons. Anti-social behaviour isn’t a crime category; shoplifting and other theft happen mostly in shops and town centres rather than to residents, so neither counts in the grade.
September 2025 to August 2026, per 1,000 residents. The tick on each bar is the typical (median) town among UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people.
One person died in collisions on Cannington’s roads in 2021–2025
Police recorded 7 collisions with injuries inside Cannington in five years, in which one person died. 4 people were killed or seriously injured: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
Most UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people (94%) had no road deaths in these five years, so with numbers this small a single collision changes the picture; Cannington’s one death is context, not a ranking.
Counting serious injuries too, a town of Cannington’s size at the median for UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people would see about 1 people killed or seriously injured in five years; Cannington had 4.
Casualties are counted where the collision happened, not where people lived: a main road through town adds through-traffic, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Seriously injured uses the Department for Transport’s adjusted figures, which even out the police forces’ different ways of recording injuries. There’s no national rate here: more than half of road deaths in England and Wales (58%) happen outside every town’s built-up area. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), 2021–2025.
Collisions police recorded inside Cannington’s built-up area, 2021–2025. Described here; not part of the Safety Grade.
Crime in the places around Cannington
| Town | People | Violent | Homes & vehicles | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannington | 2,315 | 20.5 | 5.8 | B+ |
| Wembdon | 1,772 | 9 | 5.6 | A |
| Bridgwater | 47,846 | 76.8 | 18.9 | D− |
| Nether Stowey | 1,483 | 15.7 | 1.4 | A |
| Puriton | 2,265 | 19.6 | 6 | B+ |
| North Petherton | 3,180 | 44.8 | 9.4 | C− |
| Woolavington | 2,324 | 37.7 | 10.9 | C− |
| Highbridge | 5,366 | 82.7 | 18 | D− |
Cannington records more graded crime per resident than 3 of its 7 neighbours. Wembdon, 2.1 miles away, records 9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year (3-year average), against Cannington’s 20.5.
Per 1,000 residents a year, the same three years. Tap a town for its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Where crimes happen, not where victims live. police.uk places each crime at a point near where it happened. Town centres with shops, stations, a hospital and nightlife record more crime per resident, and residents of nearby villages who come in to shop or go out are part of that count.
- Bigger towns record more per resident. Across UK towns, recorded crime per resident rises steeply with size, more than in the U.S., so a city’s grade sits low against the whole UK. The “towns its size” figures show where Cannington sits among towns like it; they are context and don’t change the grade.
- Points are approximate. police.uk moves each point to the nearest of a set of anonymous map points, so crimes near the edge of the built-up area can fall either side of it.
Questions about safety in Cannington
Is Cannington safe?
Police recorded 20.5 violent and sexual offences and 5.8 burglaries, vehicle crimes and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year over the three years to August 2026 (police.uk, inside Cannington’s built-up area). That earns a B+ for safety: less crime per resident than 66% of UK towns. Among 550 UK towns of 2,000 to 3,000 people, Cannington is 240th from the least crime.
Is crime going up in Cannington?
In the 12 months to August 2026, against the 12 months before, violent crime held steady, burglary, vehicle crime and damage rose 25%, shoplifting and theft rose 25% and anti-social behaviour rose 17%. Across UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, violent crime held steady.
What is the most common crime in Cannington?
Violence & sexual offences: 44 in the 12 months to August 2026, which in police.uk includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury. Next came criminal damage & arson (9) and other theft (7), with 7 reports of anti-social behaviour.
How does Cannington compare with Taunton?
Taunton records 56.2 violent and sexual offences and 15.1 crimes against homes and vehicles per 1,000 residents a year, against Cannington’s 20.5 and 5.8, over the same three years.
Sources: data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025, crime domain by LSOA (residents from ONS Census 2021) · Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions 2021–2025, points inside the built-up-area boundary · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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