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

South Parade 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 South Parade (WF1 1LR) 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 South Parade (WF1 1LR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 244 crimes here, including 84 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Parade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Teall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teall Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teall Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Parade Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Parade Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Parade Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West Parade Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West Parade Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Westmorland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Westmorland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Westmorland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westmorland Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westmorland Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westmorland Street
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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