Total Crime Rate

56.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.6 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 56.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Fourth Avenue area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 364th lowest crime rate of 1,126 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 Fourth Avenue (WF1 2HT) in the last 12 months was 56.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fourth Avenue (WF1 2HT), the main crime hotspot is near Whitaker Drive. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fourth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitaker Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Second Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitaker Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitaker Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grey Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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