Total Crime Rate

170.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 170.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 103.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 33.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Lancaster North , and the 14th highest crime rate of 373 local areas in North Norfolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wells Road (NR21 9AA) in the last 12 months was 170.1 per 1,000 residents and was 177.4% higher than the Lancaster North average (61.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 108.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wells Road (NR21 9AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Star Meadow, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wells Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Oak Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norwich Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oak Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Oak Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwich Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norwich Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Norwich Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norwich Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Star Meadow Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Star Meadow Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Star Meadow Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Star Meadow Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Star Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quaker Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Post Office Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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