Total Crime Rate

56.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 56.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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 Mead area has the 12th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Chew Valley , and the 261st highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Mead (BS39 5RF) in the last 12 months was 56.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% higher than the Chew Valley average (40.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Mead (BS39 5RF), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Bristol Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Upper Bristol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Bristol Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Furnleaze Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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