Total Crime Rate

234.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 234.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 127.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.6 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Willow 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 The Willow (BA3 4RS) 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 The Willow (BA3 4RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Green Lane, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fosseway (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Willow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bath View Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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