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Crime in BA3 5RL
How much crime is recorded in BA3 5RL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rode, Mells & Woodlands
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,359 (2024)
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How safe is BA3 5RL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA3 5RL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
BA3 5RLNational
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Burglary11.69.1
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Other theft4.24.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Shoplifting2.58.4
Public order2.34.6
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.