Total Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 49.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Kingsley Avenue area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 307th 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 Kingsley Avenue (WF1 2LA) in the last 12 months was 49.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsley Avenue (WF1 2LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Springhill Close, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Springhills View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springhill Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Chandlers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lingwell Gate Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ledger Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ledger Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Springhill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springhill Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashbury Chase —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springhill Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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