Postcode · Wells
Crime in BA5 3JF
How much crime is recorded in BA5 3JF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oakhill, Horrington & Chewton Mendip
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,491 (2024)
BA5 3JFWells
How safe is BA5 3JF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA5 3JF 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
24.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 3JFNational
Violence and sexual offences20.823.6
Burglary5.79.1
Other crime3.01.5
Public order3.04.6
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other theft1.64.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Anti-social behaviour0.710.7
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 70% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.