Postcode · Cheddar
Crime in BS27 3LF
How much crime is recorded in BS27 3LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cheddar & Axbridge
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,545 (2024)
How safe is BS27 3LF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS27 3LF area, broadly in line with 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
28.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 3LFNational
Anti-social behaviour29.810.7
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Burglary9.79.1
Public order3.84.6
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Other theft3.34.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Shoplifting0.98.4
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% 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.