Crime Rates at Bottle Kiln Rise, Wakefield, WF1 2GG

Bottle Kiln Rise area has the 46th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 418th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bottle Kiln Rise (WF1 2GG) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 71.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 612.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bottle Kiln Rise (WF1 2GG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Limestone Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.