Postcode · Cheddar
Crime in BS27 3JH
How much crime is recorded in BS27 3JH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cheddar & Axbridge
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,596 (2024)
BS27 3JHCheddar
How safe is BS27 3JH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS27 3JH area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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).
BS27 3JHNational
Violence and sexual offences19.423.6
Anti-social behaviour12.210.7
Burglary8.19.1
Other theft5.04.5
Public order4.84.6
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Shoplifting1.28.4
Drugs1.02.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.