Total Crime Rate

344.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 344.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 74.1 9/10
  • Public order 32.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Other theft 21.8 10/10
  • Burglary 17.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Parade Street 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 Street (WF1 1RH) 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 Street (WF1 1RH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in West Parade Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wonder Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ings Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wonder Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ings Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wonder Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Wonder Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wonder Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wonder Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ings Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Avison Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wonder Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avison Yard
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Avison Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Avison Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Thornhill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Parade Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Parade
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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