Total Crime Rate

84.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 84.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 62.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Broadway area has the 7th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Mendip Central and East , and the 578th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broadway (BA3 4RY) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.2% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 62.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadway (BA3 4RY), the main crime hotspot is near Lynch Hill. Police recorded 2 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broadway area

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Data Sources

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