Photo: MortimerCat · CC BY-SA 3.0Crime recorded by police in Washford
Crimes police recorded inside Washford’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 are shown here, without a Safety Grade. This Somerset town has fewer than 1,000 residents, and Safety is graded only from 1,000, where a handful of incidents no longer moves the rate a long way. Recorded violent and sexual offences ran at 38.4 per 1,000 residents a year, and burglary, vehicle crime and damage at 18.3.
Crimes and reports per 1,000 residents (Census 2021) a year, September 2023 to August 2026.
What police recorded in the last 12 months
Against the typical town its size, Washford runs highest on anti-social behaviour (20.5 per 1,000 against 5.3) and violence & sexual offences (49.7 per 1,000 against 16.6).
Show as a table
| Category | In the grade | Reports | Per 1,000 | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | Violent | 29 | 49.7 | 16.6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | not graded | 12 | 20.5 | 5.3 |
| Public order | not graded | 5 | 8.6 | 2.4 |
| Vehicle crime | Home & vehicle | 4 | 6.8 | 1.5 |
| Criminal damage & arson | Home & vehicle | 3 | 5.1 | 3.2 |
| Other theft | not graded | 3 | 5.1 | 2.5 |
| Burglary | Home & vehicle | 3 | 5.1 | 1.6 |
| Other crime | not graded | 3 | 5.1 | 1.1 |
| Robbery | Violent | 2 | 3.4 | 0 |
| Drugs | not graded | 1 | 1.7 | 0.6 |
| Possession of weapons | Violent | 1 | 1.7 | 0 |
| Shoplifting | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bicycle theft | not graded | 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.
Crime in Washford 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 17 burglaries, vehicle crimes or acts of criminal damage, plus 5 shoplifting and theft reports, in the 12 months to August 2026. Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot is one recorded crime.
32 violent and sexual offences in the last 12 months, against 20 the year before
“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 +60% (towns its size +3%).
Crime in the places around Washford
| Town | People | Violent | Homes & vehicles | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washford | 584 | 38.4 | 18.3 | — |
| Williton | 2,433 | 69.9 | 18.4 | D− |
| Watchet | 3,643 | 34.4 | 11.4 | C |
| Minehead | 11,752 | 50.1 | 12.8 | D |
| Wiveliscombe | 2,316 | 29.4 | 7.8 | C+ |
| Nether Stowey | 1,483 | 15.7 | 1.4 | A |
| Bishops Lydeard | 2,050 | 24.6 | 8.8 | B− |
| Milverton | 1,112 | 17.7 | 4.8 | A− |
Washford records more graded crime per resident than 5 of its 7 neighbours; only Williton and Minehead record more. Watchet, 1.9 miles away, records 34.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year (3-year average), against Washford’s 38.4.
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 Washford 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 Washford
Is Washford safe?
Police recorded 38.4 violent and sexual offences and 18.3 burglaries, vehicle crimes and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year over the three years to August 2026 (police.uk, inside Washford’s built-up area).
Is crime going up in Washford?
Police recorded 32 violent and sexual offences in the 12 months to August 2026, against 20 in the 12 months before. With numbers this small, a few crimes change the rate a lot.
What is the most common crime in Washford?
Violence & sexual offences: 29 in the 12 months to August 2026, which in police.uk includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury. Next came public order (5) and vehicle crime (4), with 12 reports of anti-social behaviour.
How does Washford 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 Washford’s 38.4 and 18.3, 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) · 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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