Total Crime Rate

87.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 87.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 58.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Leeds Road area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 526th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leeds Road (WF1 2JB) in the last 12 months was 87.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leeds Road (WF1 2JB), the main crime hotspot is near Outwood Park Court. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Wakefield

Crime Over Time in Leeds Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rohaan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grey Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rohaan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rohaan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Queen Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Approach —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bramley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bramley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 16 of 16

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑