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

The Cloisters 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 The Cloisters (BA5 1SA) 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 The Cloisters (BA5 1SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 120 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Cloisters area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Palace Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priest Row —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priest Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Priest Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thompson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Southover Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Southover Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southover Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clares Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Becket Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Union Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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