Total Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 38.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 32.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Westminster Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Wrenthorpe and Outwood West , and the 227th lowest crime rate of 1,126 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 Westminster Drive (WF1 2EX) in the last 12 months was 38.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% lower than the Wrenthorpe and Outwood West average (57.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westminster Drive (WF1 2EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Malvern Court, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westminster Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westminster Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Ruskin Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowling Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A650 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patterson Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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