Crime Rate in Stanley and Outwood East, ward

Stanley and Outwood East has the 4th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Wakefield district and the 3060th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 184th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Stanley and Outwood East in the last 12 months was 74.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% lower than the Wakefield district average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Stanley and Outwood East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 699 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 57.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 826 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Stanley and Outwood East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Wicket Drive. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 111 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.