Total Crime Rate

76.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Burglary 16.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Cliff Park Avenue area has the 59th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 501st lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cliff Park Avenue (WF1 2DW) in the last 12 months was 76.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cliff Park Avenue (WF1 2DW), the main crime hotspot is near Mulberry Close. Police recorded 149 crimes here, including 105 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cliff Park Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hodgson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Balne Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Mulberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stratheden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Finchdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hodgson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mulberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hodgson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hodgson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belgravia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St John'S Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Belgravia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Belgravia Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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