Total Crime Rate
21.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wolsey Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wells , and the 340th lowest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wolsey Close (BA5 2ET) in the last 12 months was 21.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.8% lower 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 , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wolsey Close (BA5 2ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coronation Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wells| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tuddington Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bignal Rand Close | Under investigation |
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