Total Crime Rate
99.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Slades Hill area has the 16th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Blackmoor Vale , and the 467th 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 Slades Hill (BA8 0HF) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% higher than the Blackmoor Vale average (58.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 66.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Slades Hill (BA8 0HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackmore Vale Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackmoor Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Blackmore Vale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Slades Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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