Total Crime Rate
170.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
87.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bath Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Cheddar , and the 225th 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 Street (BS27 3AA) in the last 12 months was 170.5 per 1,000 residents and was 161.6% higher than the Cheddar average (65.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 87.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bath Street (BS27 3AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brendon Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cheddar| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wesley Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Oak Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Bath Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Statham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brendon Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brendon Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Froglands Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower North Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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