Total Crime Rate

367.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

191.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 367.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 191.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 143.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.2 10/10
  • Public order 44.1 10/10
  • Drugs 33.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.4 6/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Market Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 54th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Market Street (WF1 1DF) in the last 12 months was 367.7 per 1,000 residents and was 447.7% higher than the Stanley and Outwood East average (67.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 191.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Street (WF1 1DF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 285 crimes here, including 150 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Market Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/107)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ings Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Square —
Apr 2026Burglary Cross Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cross Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cross Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cross Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Cross Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rodney Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rodney Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rodney Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rodney Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rodney Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westmorland Street —
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Data Sources

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