Total Crime Rate

82.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Field View area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mendip Hills , and the 594th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Field View (BA4 5RW) in the last 12 months was 82.7 per 1,000 residents and was 110.9% higher than the Mendip Hills average (39.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Field View (BA4 5RW), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Field View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Firthfield Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Compton Corner —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A371 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Compton Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Compton Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Compton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
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Data Sources

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