Total Crime Rate

384.3 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 384.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 89.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.6 10/10
  • Public order 63.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.1 10/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Guard House Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wells , and the 57th 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 Guard House Lane (BA5 1GD) in the last 12 months was 384.3 per 1,000 residents and was 341.6% higher than the Wells average (87.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 175.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Guard House Lane (BA5 1GD), the main crime hotspot is near Southover. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Guard House Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southover —
Sep 2025Public order Southover Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southover Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southover Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sadler Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Montery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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