Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.5 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 62.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 51.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dairy Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Blagdon & Churchill , and the 283rd highest crime rate of 731 local areas in North Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dairy Close (BA5 2ND) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% higher than the Blagdon & Churchill average (58.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 110.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dairy Close (BA5 2ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Griffin Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Western Retreat (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dairy Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nimrod Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Griffin Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Western Retreat Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Griffin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Powell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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