Total Crime Rate

86.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Station Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Cheddar , and the 563rd highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Station Close (BS27 3DF) in the last 12 months was 86.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Station Close (BS27 3DF), the main crime hotspot is near Wedmore Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Station Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Oak Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wedmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Springfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wedmore Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Annaly Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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