Total Crime Rate

87.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 87.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 58.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Old Wells Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Glastonbury , and the 551st highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Wells Road (BA6 8EA) in the last 12 months was 87.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% lower than the Glastonbury average (159.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 58.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Wells Road (BA6 8EA), the main crime hotspot is near Brindham Lane. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Wells Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brindham Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartlake Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brindham Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brindham Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brindham Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Brindham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brindham Lane

Data Sources

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