Total Crime Rate

272.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.9 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 272.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 126.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.6 9/10
  • Public order 52.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 33.6 7/10
  • Burglary 22.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sadler Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wells , and the 107th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sadler Street (BA5 2SE) in the last 12 months was 272.4 per 1,000 residents and was 194.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 126.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sadler Street (BA5 2SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 120 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sadler Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Priest Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Palace Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Andrew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priest Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Becket Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priest Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Union Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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