Total Crime Rate

137.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 137.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 30.5 7/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Leeds Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 326th 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 2LT) in the last 12 months was 137.1 per 1,000 residents and was 104.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 81.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leeds Road (WF1 2LT), 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 Leeds Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Potters Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bolus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Potters Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Jubilee Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Potters Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holly Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jubilee Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Jubilee Crescent Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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