Total Crime Rate
73.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charlton Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mendip Hills , and the 621st highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Charlton Road (BA4 5PA) in the last 12 months was 73.0 per 1,000 residents and was 121.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charlton Road (BA4 5PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kyte Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Mendip Hills| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Somerset Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Acre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Garston Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clover Ground | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
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