Total Crime Rate

88.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 88.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bradford Road area has the 51st highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 521st highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bradford Road (WF1 2AB) in the last 12 months was 88.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bradford Road (WF1 2AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cyprus Mount, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Limestone Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bradford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Limestone Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cyprus Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snow Hill View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyprus Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cyprus Mount Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cyprus Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cyprus Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cyprus Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Melbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hoult Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Limestone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cawood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hoult Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoult Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cawood Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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