Total Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 21.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Wells area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dunholme and Welton , and the 55th lowest crime rate of 306 local areas in West Lindsey .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Wells (LN2 3FB) in the last 12 months was 21.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% lower than the Dunholme and Welton average (40.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Wells (LN2 3FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westhall Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pond Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Wells area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pond Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pond Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pond Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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