Crime Rates at Cades Mead, Wellington, TA21 9AA

Cades Mead area has the 30th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 612th 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 Cades Mead (TA21 9AA) in the last 12 months was 79.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% lower than the Blackdown & Neroche average (81.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cades Mead (TA21 9AA), the main crime hotspot is near Kelway Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.