Living in Mendip

Police recorded 69 crimes per 1,000 residents in Mendip in the year to April 2026, below the average of 82 across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. 12.0% of households rent from the council or a housing association, below the UK average of 17.5%. About 3.4% of homes are in areas where road or rail noise reaches 65 dB, against 6.9% across Great Britain. 28% of homes are within a five-minute walk of a public park (Great Britain: 56%).

Mendip at a glance

How much crime is there in Mendip?

From May 2025 to April 2026, police recorded 8,016 crimes in Mendip — 69 per 1,000 residents, below the average of 82 across England, Wales and Northern Ireland and the 181st highest of 327 councils. That is 5% more than in the previous 12 months. The most common offences were violence and sexual offences (48%), public order (12%) and shoplifting (11%). Police also logged 1,287 incidents of anti-social behaviour (11 per 1,000 residents).

Rates are per resident, so council areas with busy city centres, shopping or nightlife districts show higher rates than residents alone would suggest. See where crime is recorded on the map →

How much social housing is there in Mendip?

Mendip ranks 291st of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 50,295 households, 6,047 are social homes (12.0%) — renting from the council or a housing association, according to the 2021–22 Census.

How does Mendip compare with the UK average?

At -5.5 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, Mendip sits below the national level.

How noisy is Mendip?

In Mendip, about 3.4% of homes are in areas where modelled road or rail noise reaches 65 dB L_den or more — the level Defra and the WHO treat as high. The Great Britain average is 6.9%, and Mendip is the 65th quietest of 363 councils mapped.

Estimated from the official strategic noise maps: the share of each census area at 65 dB or more, weighted by its households. See noisy roads and railways on the map →

How close are parks in Mendip?

28% of homes in Mendip are within 400 m — about a five-minute walk — of a public park or garden, and 58% are that close to a children's play space. Across Great Britain the figures are 56% and 60%, which puts Mendip 334th of 363 councils for access to a park.

Straight-line distance from the centre of each census area to the edge of the nearest site in OS Open Greenspace, weighted by households. See parks and play spaces on the map →