Total Crime Rate

75.6 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 75.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 12th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wells , and the 600th highest 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 Charter Way (BA5 2GF) in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charter Way (BA5 2GF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Welsh Court, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A371 (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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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 2025Public order Barnard Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bignal Rand Close 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tuddington Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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