Total Crime Rate

150.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 150.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Public order 23.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hythe Wood area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Cheddar , and the 266th 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 Hythe Wood (BS27 3FH) in the last 12 months was 150.0 per 1,000 residents and was 163.1% higher than the Cheddar average (57.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 98.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hythe Wood (BS27 3FH), the main crime hotspot is near Sharpham Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hythe Wood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sharpham Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sharpham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fiveways Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fiveways Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fiveways Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fiveways Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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