Total Crime Rate

109.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 109.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 83.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bath Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mendip Hills , and the 414th 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 Bath Road (BA5 3HS) in the last 12 months was 109.6 per 1,000 residents and was 179.5% higher than the Mendip Hills average (39.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bath Road (BA5 3HS), the main crime hotspot is near Churchill Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Churchill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Allens Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Penn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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