Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne
Middle areaEast Somerset. 8,381 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 56 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 88% of people in Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne at a rate of 79.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 90.4 per 1,000 people across Somerset.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 296 |
| Other crime | 134 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 78 |
| Shoplifting | 62 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 46 |
| Burglary | 23 |
| Vehicle crime | 22 |
| Drug offences | 6 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne at a rate of 79.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 90.4 per 1,000 people across Somerset.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 32 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (296), other crime (134) and anti-social behaviour (78).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Somerset
These figures are published for the whole of Somerset, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Somerset and not Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne alone. See Somerset
Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne in brief
The median price paid for a home in Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne was £283,000 in 2025.
Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne had 8,366 usual residents at the census.
About 88% of people in Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne, 87.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.