Postcode · Axbridge
Crime in BS26 2XA
How much crime is recorded in BS26 2XA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hutton, Locking & Banwell
- Council
- North Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,485 (2024)
BS26 2XAAxbridge
How safe is BS26 2XA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS26 2XA 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
22.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 2XANational
Violence and sexual offences16.123.6
Burglary12.69.1
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Public order3.54.6
Other theft3.34.5
Other crime2.41.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.