Total Crime Rate

192.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 192.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 96.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.9 10/10
  • Other theft 12.6 8/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Newmarket Lane area has the 27th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

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 Newmarket Lane (LS26 9DN) in the last 12 months was 192.5 per 1,000 residents and was 157.8% higher than the Stanley and Outwood East average (74.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 155.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newmarket Lane (LS26 9DN), the main crime hotspot is near Newmarket Lane, with 14 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newmarket Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newmarket Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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