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Crime in BA5 2DF

How much crime is recorded in BA5 2DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Wells Town
Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,474 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BA5 2DF

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA5 2DF area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
45.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 2DFNational
Violence and sexual offences38.623.6
Anti-social behaviour12.110.7
Public order11.54.6
Burglary5.39.1
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Other theft2.04.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery1.01.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Drugs0.32.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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