Total Crime Rate

2724.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1049.2 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 2724.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1049.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 863.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 680.3 10/10
  • Public order 256.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 161.2 10/10
  • Drugs 155.7 10/10
  • Other theft 133.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 103.8 10/10
  • Other crime 82.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 57.4 10/10
  • Robbery 54.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 51.9 10/10
  • Burglary 43.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 35.5 10/10
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

The Springs 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 The Springs (WF1 1QB) 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 The Springs (WF1 1QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 269 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Springs area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/146)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marsh Way —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Grantley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Springs —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Springs Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avison Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Avison Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Delamere Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Almshouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Avison Yard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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