Postcode · Axbridge
Crime in BS26 2HP
How much crime is recorded in BS26 2HP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cheddar & Axbridge
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,949 (2024)
BS26 2HPAxbridge
How safe is BS26 2HP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS26 2HP area, 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
22.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
BS26 2HPNational
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Burglary13.69.1
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order1.94.6
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other theft1.24.5
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.