Crime Rate in Normanton, ward

Normanton has the 9th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Wakefield district and the 1582nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 141st highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Normanton in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% lower than the Wakefield district average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Normanton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 853 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 6 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 26.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,016 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Normanton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Buckle Lane, with 74 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Smirthwaite View (56 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.