Total Crime Rate

237.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 237.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 127.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.6 9/10
  • Public order 36.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 27.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Robbery 13.7 9/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Portway area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wells , and the 144th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portway (BA5 2BD) in the last 12 months was 237.4 per 1,000 residents and was 156.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 127.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portway (BA5 2BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Portway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Webb'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Andrews Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St Andrews Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Priest Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priest Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priest Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Burglary Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Becket Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strawberry Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southover Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A371 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A371 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Southover Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Southover Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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