Total Crime Rate

152.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 152.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 68.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mead Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Brympton , and the 268th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mead Avenue (BA22 8RT) in the last 12 months was 152.6 per 1,000 residents and was 120.1% higher than the Brympton average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 333.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mead Avenue (BA22 8RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Termare Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mead Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Termare Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Termare Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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