Total Crime Rate
234.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
127.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Middlemead area has the highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Mendip Central and East , and the 149th 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 Middlemead (BA3 4QH) in the last 12 months was 234.0 per 1,000 residents and was 417.7% higher than the Mendip Central and East average (45.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 127.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middlemead (BA3 4QH), the main crime hotspot is near Fosseway. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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