Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leeds Road area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 414th lowest crime rate of 1,130 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 Leeds Road (WF1 2HY) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 165.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leeds Road (WF1 2HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Butterfield Way, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Silver Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leeds Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paisley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitaker Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitaker Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moxon Grove —
Sep 2025Burglary Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tarn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grey Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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