Total Crime Rate

54.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Crescent area has the 14th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Mendip Central and East , and the 835th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 The Crescent (BA3 5RS) in the last 12 months was 54.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% higher than the Mendip Central and East average (44.3 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (BA3 5RS), the main crime hotspot is near Mackintosh View. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfords Ridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfords Ridge Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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