Total Crime Rate

237.6 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 237.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.8 10/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Hollies Close area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mendip Hills , and the 119th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hollies Close (BA4 5LG) in the last 12 months was 237.6 per 1,000 residents and was 622.2% higher than the Mendip Hills average (32.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 131.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hollies Close (BA4 5LG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hollies Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Town Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowl Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Maples Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Town Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paul Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raddon Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silk Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Great Ostry Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Great Ostry Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Great Ostry Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Ostry Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornhill —
Sep 2025Public order Longbridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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