Total Crime Rate

592.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 592.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 189.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 171.3 10/10
  • Public order 88.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 64.8 10/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Robbery 13.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.3 8/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Almshouse Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 25th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Almshouse Lane (WF1 1AD) in the last 12 months was 592.6 per 1,000 residents and was 693.6% 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 Shoplifting with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 273.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Almshouse Lane (WF1 1AD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 280 crimes here, including 116 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Almshouse Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/139)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avison Yard —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Avison Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Avison Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Avison Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Avison Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sun Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lower Warrengate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Warrengate —
Sep 2025Other theft Avison Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Avison Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Avison Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Smallpage Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wonder Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Grove Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Zetland Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Wonder Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wonder Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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