Total Crime Rate

540.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

186.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 540.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 186.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 172.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.7 10/10
  • Public order 72.7 10/10
  • Other theft 50.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.3 10/10
  • Robbery 22.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.6 10/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ethel Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wells , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Ethel Street (BA5 2HP) in the last 12 months was 540.9 per 1,000 residents and was 484.5% higher than the Wells average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 186.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ethel Street (BA5 2HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 83 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ethel Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Priest Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Andrews Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strawberry Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Drugs St Andrews Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Reakes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Southover Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Southover Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southover Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Webb'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reakes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowdens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A371 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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