Total Crime Rate

88.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Portway area has the 10th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wells , and the 508th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 2BQ) in the last 12 months was 88.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portway (BA5 2BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Portway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reakes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tucker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Tucker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regency Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A371 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
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Data Sources

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