Total Crime Rate

210.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 210.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 109.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 37.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.3 9/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Robbery 16.0 10/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Thompson Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wells , and the 175th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thompson Road (BA5 1FB) in the last 12 months was 210.7 per 1,000 residents and was 127.7% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 109.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thompson Road (BA5 1FB), the main crime hotspot is near Southover. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thompson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Southover Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Becket Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Southover Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southover Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thompson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clares Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Palace Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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