Crime Rates at Portway, Wells, BA5 2BE

Portway area has the 8th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wells , and the 302nd 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 Portway (BA5 2BE) in the last 12 months was 139.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 90.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portway (BA5 2BE), 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.