Total Crime Rate

130.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 130.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cliff Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Cheddar , and the 326th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cliff Street (BS27 3PT) in the last 12 months was 130.9 per 1,000 residents and was 100.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cliff Street (BS27 3PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bath Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cliff Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brendon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brendon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Lippiatt Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Andrews Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Statham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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