Total Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mendip Villas area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Cheddar , and the 357th lowest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mendip Villas (BS27 3BL) in the last 12 months was 21.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% lower than the Cheddar average (57.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -90.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -90.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mendip Villas (BS27 3BL), the main crime hotspot is near Venns Gate. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mendip Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oaklands Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Link —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Venns Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Venns Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barrows Croft —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barrows Croft —
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Data Sources

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