Total Crime Rate

58.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 58.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Old Wells Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Glastonbury , and the 835th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Wells Road (BA6 8ED) in the last 12 months was 58.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Wells Road (BA6 8ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Selwood Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Turstin Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Wells Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiting Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunstan Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunstan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Selwood Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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