Crap Towns / Glastonbury / Crime

How much crime is there in Glastonbury?

The police recorded 130 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Glastonbury from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.7 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 55.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 145, up from 118 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	118	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	127	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	145	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	55.2	34.1
Shoplifting	22.5	7.1
Public order	18.1	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	10.5	7.0
Other theft	9.1	5.4
Burglary	3.3	3.1
Vehicle crime	3.3	3.8
Drugs	2.7	2.4
Other crime	2.7	2.0
Robbery	1.6	0.6
Possession of weapons	0.4	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Highbridge	19.9 km	149
Bridgwater	20.7 km	147
Glastonbury	–	130
Shepton Mallet	12.3 km	78.5
Wells	7.8 km	77.5
Burnham-on-Sea	22.1 km	72.9
Midsomer Norton	21.9 km	61.5
Street	3.5 km	57.1
Cheddar	15.2 km	53.3
Somerton	10.7 km	50.3
Paulton	22.8 km	37.0
The typical town	–	76.2