Total Crime Rate

44.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.5 4/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Knobsbury Lane area has the 18th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Mendip Central and East , and the 859th lowest 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 Knobsbury Lane (BA3 5SJ) in the last 12 months was 44.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knobsbury Lane (BA3 5SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Huish Close. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knobsbury Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knobsbury Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Huish Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Huish Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Huish Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huish Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manor Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huish Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Park Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knobsbury Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knobsbury Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Knobsbury Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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