Total Crime Rate

113.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.1 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 113.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.9 7/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.0 10/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Leighton Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Mendip Central and East , and the 391st 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 Leighton Lane (BA4 6DP) in the last 12 months was 113.7 per 1,000 residents and was 151.6% higher than the Mendip Central and East average (45.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighton Lane (BA4 6DP), the main crime hotspot is near Pecking Mill Road. Police recorded 1 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Leighton Lane area

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Data Sources

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