Overview of Mendip crime rate
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With a low crime rating, Mendip stands 22nd among its 25 neighbouring districts in terms of safety. The year 2023 saw the reporting of 7,373 incidents, with the district hosting a population of 116,089, leading to a crime rate of 63.51 per 1,000 people, a 7.15% decrease from the year before.
Mendip’s most frequent crime categories include Violence and sexual offences (37.9%), Anti-social behaviour (13.4%), and Public order (10.3%), with the rarer incidents being Possession of weapons (0.6%), Theft from the person (0.4%), and Bicycle theft (0.3%).
In Mendip’s 11 wards, Glastonbury (119.9), Frome West (91.2), and Wells (Mendip) (85.4) are the most challenged by crime, whereas Mendip Central and East (48.5), Mendip West (37.4), and Mendip Hills (28.9) enjoy relative safety.
Exploring Mendip’s postcode districts reveals BA6 (91.6), BS40 (76.6), and BS39 (75.8) as the most crime-affected areas, while BA3 (50.2), TA11 (43.7), and BS28 (26.4) are the safest.
In Mendip, there has been an increase in Other theft and Shoplifting by approximately 2.08% and 2.15% respectively in 2022. Violence and sexual offences have also seen rises in 2021 and 2022. However, there has been a notable decrease in Anti-social behaviour across 2021, 2022, and 2023, with reductions each year. Other theft and Public order offences have also experienced drops, notably in 2020 and 2023 respectively.
Mendip crime incidents by crime type
A total of 7373 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 2795 (37.9)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 990 (13.4)%
- Public order – 756 (10.3)%
- Shoplifting – 686 (9.3)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 579 (7.9)%
- Other theft – 577 (7.8)%
- Burglary – 319 (4.3)%
- Vehicle crime – 287 (3.9)%
- Other crime – 123 (1.7)%
- Drugs – 104 (1.4)%
- Robbery – 61 (0.8)%
- Possession of weapons – 42 (0.6)%
- Theft from the person – 33 (0.4)%
- Bicycle theft – 21 (0.3)%
How does Mendip compare against nearby areas ?
Mendip ranks 22nd when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
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Crime rates in Mendip wards
There are 11 wards within Mendip. Glastonbury, Frome West, Wells (Mendip) has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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List of all 11 wards from high crime rate to low.
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Crime rates in postcode districts under Mendip
There are 15 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Mendip. Highest crime rates in BA6, BS40, BS39 .
- BA6 – 91.6
- BS40 – 76.6
- BS39 – 75.8
- BA2 – 68.0
- BA5 – 67.0
- BA11 – 66.7
- BA4 – 64.8
- BA16 – 60.6
- BS27 – 59.2
- BA10 – 54.7
- BA13 – 53.1
- BA7 – 52.4
- BA3 – 50.2
- TA11 – 43.7
- BS28 – 26.4
Postcode districts in Mendip
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