Postcode · Wells
Crime in BA5 2DH
How much crime is recorded in BA5 2DH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wells Town
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,695 (2024)
BA5 2DHWells
How safe is BA5 2DH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA5 2DH area, 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
23.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 2DHNational
Violence and sexual offences19.523.6
Burglary6.49.1
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Public order3.04.6
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs0.92.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.21.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.