Total Crime Rate
67.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Cheddar , and the 739th highest 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 Church Street (BS27 3RA) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% higher 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Street (BS27 3RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brendon Way (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 | Froglands Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower North Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Bath Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wesley Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Statham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brendon Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brendon Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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