Crime Rates at West Street, Wells, BA5 2HH

West Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wells , and the 175th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Street (BA5 2HH) in the last 12 months was 210.7 per 1,000 residents and was 127.7% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 109.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (BA5 2HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.