Total Crime Rate

98.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.0 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 98.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Lawns area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Cheddar , and the 472nd 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 The Lawns (BS27 3RD) in the last 12 months was 98.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 27.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Lawns (BS27 3RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Springfield Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Chestnuts (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Lawns area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlewood Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Round Oak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Round Oak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Round Oak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Annaly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Upper New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Springfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Littlewood Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlewood Way Offender given a caution

Data Sources

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