Postcode · Wells
Crime in BA5 1FP
How much crime is recorded in BA5 1FP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Draycott, Westbury & Wookey
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,942 (2024)
BA5 1FPWells
How safe is BA5 1FP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA5 1FP area, well 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
19.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).
BA5 1FPNational
Burglary18.99.1
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft3.14.5
Public order2.54.6
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.91.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Drugs0.12.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 87% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.