Crime Rate in Mendip, ward

Mendip has the 5th lowest crime rate of 33 wards in Bath and North East Somerset district and the 1641st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 231st lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Mendip in the last 12 months was 40.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% lower than the Bath and North East Somerset district average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Mendip’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Mendip ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Coley Road, with 14 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Elm View (12 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.