Crime Rates at Kirkgate, Wakefield, WF1 1HS

Kirkgate area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Kirkgate (WF1 1HS) in the last 12 months was 2724.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3957.9% 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 Shoplifting with 316 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 13 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -23.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 384 (≈ 1049.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkgate (WF1 1HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 280 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (102 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.