Total Crime Rate

76.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Jocelyn Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wells , and the 637th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Jocelyn Drive (BA5 1DB) in the last 12 months was 76.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% lower than the Wells average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jocelyn Drive (BA5 1DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Godwin Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Jocelyn Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somerleaze Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bignal Rand Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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