Wells & Blakeney
Middle areaThe north west of the North Norfolk. 5,790 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 148 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Wells & Blakeney live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Wells & Blakeney
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wells & Blakeney at a rate of 50.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 51.4 per 1,000 people across North Norfolk.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 134 |
| Other crime | 59 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 40 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 31 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Drug offences | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Wells & Blakeney compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Wells & Blakeney safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wells & Blakeney at a rate of 50.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 51.4 per 1,000 people across North Norfolk.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 42 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wells & Blakeney.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (134), other crime (59) and anti-social behaviour (40).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of North Norfolk
These figures are published for the whole of North Norfolk, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North Norfolk and not Wells & Blakeney alone. See North Norfolk
Wells & Blakeney in brief
The median price paid for a home in Wells & Blakeney was £480,000 in 2025.
Wells & Blakeney had 5,834 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Wells & Blakeney live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wells & Blakeney, 20.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.