Total Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 49.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Zion Hill area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mendip Hills , and the 882nd lowest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Zion Hill (BA3 5AP) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% higher than the Mendip Hills average (39.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Zion Hill (BA3 5AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Old Maltings, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Brewery Place (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Zion Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs The Old Maltings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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