Total Crime Rate

295.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 295.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.5 10/10
  • Other theft 61.5 10/10
  • Drugs 52.3 10/10
  • Public order 24.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Worthy Lane area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Mendip South , and the 87th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Worthy Lane (BA4 4BY) in the last 12 months was 295.4 per 1,000 residents and was 434.9% higher than the Mendip South average (55.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 141.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worthy Lane (BA4 4BY), the main crime hotspot is near Pylle Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Worthy Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Pylle Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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