Crime Rates at West Parade, Wakefield, WF1 1LT

West Parade area has the 13th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 73rd 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 West Parade (WF1 1LT) in the last 12 months was 344.2 per 1,000 residents and was 361.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 113.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 148.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Parade (WF1 1LT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 235 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.