Total Crime Rate

320.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 320.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 136.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.7 10/10
  • Public order 26.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Robbery 16.0 10/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cursley Path area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wells , and the 78th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cursley Path (BA5 1FF) in the last 12 months was 320.0 per 1,000 residents and was 267.7% higher than the Wells average (87.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 125.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 51.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cursley Path (BA5 1FF), the main crime hotspot is near Clares Road. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cursley Path area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Somerset Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clares Road Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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