Total Crime Rate

743.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

178.9 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 743.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 365.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 178.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 117.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.5 10/10
  • Public order 65.0 10/10
  • Other theft 24.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Robbery 12.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Broad Street area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wells , and the 17th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broad Street (BA5 2DN) in the last 12 months was 743.9 per 1,000 residents and was 703.9% higher than the Wells average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 178.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Street (BA5 2DN), 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 Broad Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priest Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southover Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Southover Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Southover Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Priest Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priest Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Becket Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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