Total Crime Rate

116.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 116.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wells Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dunholme and Welton , and the 60th highest 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 Wells Drive (LN8 3EF) in the last 12 months was 116.1 per 1,000 residents and was 185.6% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 450.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wells Drive (LN8 3EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wells Drive, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Ridings (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wells Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Stable Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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