Total Crime Rate

98.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Windsor Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Wrenthorpe and Outwood West , and the 494th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windsor Road (WF1 2BT) in the last 12 months was 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% higher than the Wrenthorpe and Outwood West average (57.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windsor Road (WF1 2BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coronation Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Windsor Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Of York Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Of York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Of York Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Coronation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowling Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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