Crime in Watchet
Recorded crime in Watchet is 0.9 times the Somerset average and 0.7 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 102%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Watchet: about 3,971 residents in 5 neighbourhoods.
- Safety
- 6/10Average crime
- Living
- 4.8/10Fair
- 5-year change
- +102%more crimes
- vs the council
- 0.9×the Somerset average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Watchet.
Crime over 5 years
Up 102% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Watchet, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.9× the Somerset average (0.7× the England and Wales average). 56 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 78% of the harm here
- Burglary: 10% of the harm here
- Other theft: 3% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 78% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 10 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Somerset (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Somerset council area, not only Watchet. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 690 | 1.2 | Up 33% |
| Cars broken into | 659 | 1.1 | Down 11% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,493 | 2.5 | Down 29% |
| Burglary of homes | 838 | 1.4 | About the same |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 5 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in TA23
In TA23, the postcode district at the centre of Watchet, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 199 | 3% | 5% | 70% | 2% | 21% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 30% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.1 |
| Burglary | 2.4 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 28.4 |
| Drugs | 0.7 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.4 |
| Other crime | 1.0 |
| Other theft | 3.6 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.1 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 1.3 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 8.3 |
| Public order | 6.9 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 |
| Shoplifting | 2.1 |
Postcode districts in Watchet
Nearby towns
Council: Somerset
Questions about crime in Watchet
- Is Watchet a safe place to live?
- Watchet scores 6 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.9 times the Somerset average.
- Is crime going up or down in Watchet?
- Up 102% over 5 years, from 187 recorded crimes a year to 377.
- What is the most common crime in Watchet?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 28 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Watchet compare with Somerset?
- Crime severity in Watchet is 0.9 times the Somerset average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Watchet?
- In TA23, the postcode district at the centre of Watchet, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 3% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Watchet?
- In Somerset, the council area Watchet is in, the police recorded 690 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.2 per 1,000 residents, up 33% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Watchet?
- 1,493 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Somerset, the council area Watchet is in, 2.5 per 1,000 residents, 0.5 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Watchet last year?
- 5 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Somerset, the council area Watchet is in, against 5 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.