Crime Rates at Derricks Close, Dinder, Wells, BA5 3PD

Derricks Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mendip Hills , and the 715th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Derricks Close (BA5 3PD) in the last 12 months was 69.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% higher than the Mendip Hills average (39.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -65.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derricks Close (BA5 3PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Riverside, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Long Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.