Total Crime Rate

140.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 140.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Burglary 30.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Rowdens Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wells , and the 298th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Rowdens Road (BA5 1TU) in the last 12 months was 140.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowdens Road (BA5 1TU), 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 Rowdens Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tucker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowdens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Webb'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Webb'S Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Webb'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tucker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Mews Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Southover Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southover Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southover Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southover —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Somerset Way —
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Data Sources

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