Total Crime Rate

75.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 12.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sheldon Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wells , and the 652nd highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sheldon Drive (BA5 2HB) in the last 12 months was 75.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% lower than the Wells average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheldon Drive (BA5 2HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tucker Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sheldon Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Reakes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strawberry Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Andrews Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St Andrews Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wand Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Webb'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reakes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clements Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durkheim Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A371 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A371 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A371 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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