Total Crime Rate

325.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

170.1 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 325.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 170.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 134.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.3 10/10
  • Public order 29.3 10/10
  • Drugs 26.4 10/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
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

Cliff Villa Court area has the 12th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 70th 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 Cliff Villa Court (WF1 2DN) in the last 12 months was 325.5 per 1,000 residents and was 384.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 170.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cliff Villa Court (WF1 2DN), the main crime hotspot is near Mulberry Close. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 87 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cliff Villa Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Earnshaw Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cliff Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finchdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliff Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs St Christopher'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Christopher'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cliff Lane
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cliff Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cliff Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cliff Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cliff Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliff Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliff Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliff Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliff Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carnforth Avenue
Apr 2026Other crime Cliff Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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