Total Crime Rate
25.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wells Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Glastonbury , and the 432nd lowest crime rate of 1,848 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 Wells Road (BA6 9BX) in the last 12 months was 25.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.3% lower than the Glastonbury average (151.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wells Road (BA6 9BX), the main crime hotspot is near St Edmunds'S Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Glastonbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamlyn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamlyn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Dunstans Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newman Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holman Close | — |
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