Total Crime Rate

237.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.8 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 237.0 10/10
  • Other theft 89.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 80.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 31.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Says Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Banwell & Winscombe , and the 55th highest crime rate of 731 local areas in North Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Says Lane (BS40 5DZ) in the last 12 months was 237.0 per 1,000 residents and was 336.4% higher than the Banwell & Winscombe average (54.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Says Lane (BS40 5DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Mary'S Gardens, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Three Acres Court (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Says Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mary'S Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Mary'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mary'S Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Three Acres Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mary'S Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mary'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pudding Pie Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Mary'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mary'S Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft St Mary'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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