Total Crime Rate
104.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Pound Court 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 The Pound Court (BA5 3PR) 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 The Pound Court (BA5 3PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Rookery, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Riverside (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Mendip Hills| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Riverside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
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