Crime Rates at Cades Mead, Wellington, TA21 9AA

Cades Mead area has the 15th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 337th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cades Mead (TA21 9AA) in the last 12 months was 125.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% higher than the Blackdown & Neroche average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 81.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cades Mead (TA21 9AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pear Tree Way, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bramley Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.