Total Crime Rate

210.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.3 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 210.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 109.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 37.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.3 9/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Robbery 16.0 10/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • 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

St Andrews Mews 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 St Andrews Mews (BA5 2LB) 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 St Andrews Mews (BA5 2LB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in St Andrews Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs St Andrews Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wand Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strawberry Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Webb'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Andrews Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reakes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowdens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A371 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Reakes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durkheim Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A371 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A371 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clements Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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