Postcode · Wells
Crime in BA5 2JD
How much crime is recorded in BA5 2JD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wells Town
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,833 (2024)
BA5 2JDWells
How safe is BA5 2JD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA5 2JD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
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 2JDNational
Shoplifting27.58.4
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Burglary16.09.1
Anti-social behaviour14.910.7
Public order8.34.6
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Other theft2.94.5
Robbery2.81.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% 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.