Total Crime Rate

181.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 181.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 79.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 39.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wells Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Park , and the 115th highest crime rate of 515 local areas in North East Lincolnshire .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wells Street (DN31 2DG) in the last 12 months was 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% higher than the Park average (136.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wells Street (DN31 2DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A1136, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wells Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wells Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marklew Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Michael Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wells Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Wells Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosalind Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sackville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Michael Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macaulay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wells Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Boulevard Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulevard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lawson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lister Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lister Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lister Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lister Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wells Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramble Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haycroft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haycroft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haycroft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Haycroft Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Lancaster Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lister Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Landeck Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Landeck Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fairfax Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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