Total Crime Rate

105.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Catcott Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wells , and the 430th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Catcott Road (BA5 1FL) in the last 12 months was 105.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Catcott Road (BA5 1FL), the main crime hotspot is near Catcott Road. Police recorded 9 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 Catcott Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Palace Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clares Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thompson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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