Total Crime Rate

104.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 104.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.4 9/10
  • Burglary 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mendip Hills , and the 428th 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 This (BA5 3PF) in the last 12 months was 104.7 per 1,000 residents and was 218.4% higher than the Mendip Hills average (32.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 97.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode BA5 3PF, the main crime hotspot is near The Rookery, with 2 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in BA5 3PF area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
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Data Sources

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