Total Crime Rate
261.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025North Road area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Midsomer Norton North , and the 36th highest crime rate of 598 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 North Road (BA3 2QE) in the last 12 months was 261.0 per 1,000 residents and was 377.9% higher than the Midsomer Norton North average (54.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 158.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Road (BA3 2QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waterfall Way, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northway (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Midsomer Norton North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elm View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B3355 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm View | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Elm View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elm View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterfall Way | Under investigation |
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