Crime Rate in Wolds, ward

Wolds has the 4th lowest crime rate of 15 wards in North East Lincolnshire district and the 3600th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 151st lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wolds in the last 12 months was 66.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% lower than the North East Lincolnshire district average (137.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wolds’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 239 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -17.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 280 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wolds ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Church Lane. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.