Total Crime Rate
313.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
150.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Top Street area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Mendip South , and the 89th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Top Street (BA4 4DU) in the last 12 months was 313.9 per 1,000 residents and was 491.6% higher than the Mendip South average (53.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 150.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Top Street (BA4 4DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near John Beales Hill, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shop Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bread Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barrow Stile | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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