Crime Rate in Chew Valley, ward

Chew Valley has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 33 wards in Bath and North East Somerset district and the 1159th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 164th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chew Valley in the last 12 months was 35.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% lower than the Bath and North East Somerset district average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chew Valley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chew Valley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near The Drive. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.