Total Crime Rate

84.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.7 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 84.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Wookey Hole Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Blagdon & Churchill , and the 205th highest crime rate of 731 local areas in North 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 Wookey Hole Road (BA5 2NG) in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wookey Hole Road (BA5 2NG), 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 Wookey Hole Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Griffin Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Western Retreat Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nimrod Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Griffin Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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