Total Crime Rate
181.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
101.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Steam Mills area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Midsomer Norton Redfield , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Bath and North East 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 Steam Mills (BA3 2JY) in the last 12 months was 181.5 per 1,000 residents and was 192.6% higher than the Midsomer Norton Redfield average (62.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 101.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Steam Mills (BA3 2JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sperring Court, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Redfield Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Redfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Redfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Redfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sunridge Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Furlong Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Furlong Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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