Postcode · Wells
Crime in BA5 1PD
How much crime is recorded in BA5 1PD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Draycott, Westbury & Wookey
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,128 (2024)
BA5 1PDWells
How safe is BA5 1PD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA5 1PD 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
20.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 1PDNational
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Burglary6.89.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft3.14.5
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Public order1.84.6
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.