Total Crime Rate
273.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chapel Lane area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Wrington , and the 44th 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 Chapel Lane (BS49 4PL) in the last 12 months was 273.3 per 1,000 residents and was 227.3% higher than the Wrington average (83.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 293.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chapel Lane (BS49 4PL), the main crime hotspot is near Millier Road. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodview Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Millier Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Millier Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Millier Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Millier Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Millier Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Millier Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Millier Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Millier Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Millier Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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