Total Crime Rate
150.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bowns Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Mendip Central and East , and the 261st highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Bowns Close (BA4 6JQ) in the last 12 months was 150.7 per 1,000 residents and was 240.4% higher than the Mendip Central and East average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 100.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 102.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bowns Close (BA4 6JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rodmore Crescent (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Mendip Central and East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leighton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Weymouth Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weymouth Road | Under investigation |
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