Total Crime Rate
20.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Southfield area has the lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Cheddar , and the 310th lowest crime rate of 1,847 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 Southfield (BS27 3HT) in the last 12 months was 20.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% lower than the Cheddar average (65.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Southfield (BS27 3HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upper North Street (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 | Lower North Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Link | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashey Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Oak Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashey Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Annaly Road | Under investigation |
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