Total Crime Rate

215.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 215.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 140.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Charter Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wells , and the 140th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Charter Way (BA5 2GD) in the last 12 months was 215.9 per 1,000 residents and was 148.1% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 151.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 117.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charter Way (BA5 2GD), the main crime hotspot is near Welsh Court. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charter Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Welsh Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Davies Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Davies Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Barnard Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wheeler Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Retreat Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Retreat Under investigation
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Data Sources

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