Wells Rural vs Yate and Dodington

Wells Rural has a safety score of 25/100 (Below Average) and recorded 619 crimes in the last 12 months. Yate and Dodington has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 2,599 crimes. Wells Rural scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Wells Rural shows a year-on-year crime trend of -4.2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Yate and Dodington shows -6.2% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Wells Rural, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (291 incidents). In Yate and Dodington, it is Violent Crime (1,123 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Wells Rural recorded 56 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Yate and Dodington recorded 436. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Wells Rural totalled 291 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,123 in Yate and Dodington. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Wells Rural recorded 646 crimes (now 619, a change of -4.2%). Yate and Dodington recorded 2,771 crimes previously (now 2,599, -6.2%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Wells Rural has a resolution rate of 50% and Yate and Dodington has 21.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Wells Rural falls within the Avon and Somerset Constabulary boundary. Yate and Dodington is covered by Avon and Somerset Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Wells Rural and Yate and Dodington. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.