Total Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Penleigh Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Blagdon & Churchill , and the 306th lowest crime rate of 731 local areas in North 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 Penleigh Road (BA5 2FA) in the last 12 months was 39.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% lower than the Blagdon & Churchill average (58.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penleigh Road (BA5 2FA), the main crime hotspot is near Arthurs Point Drive. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penleigh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Western Retreat Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Griffin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Griffin Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nimrod Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Powell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthurs Point Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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