Total Crime Rate

18.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 18.2 2/10
  • Violent crimes 6.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Public order 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.
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Crime overview

Philip Garth area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 70th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Philip Garth (WF1 2LS) in the last 12 months was 18.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Philip Garth (WF1 2LS), the main crime hotspot is near Church Lane. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Philip Garth area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Chandlers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Potters Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Jubilee Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Jubilee Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rohaan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rohaan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jubilee Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rohaan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Potters Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Potters Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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