Total Crime Rate

110.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 110.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Railway Terrace area has the 47th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 437th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Railway Terrace (WF1 2PB) in the last 12 months was 110.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Terrace (WF1 2PB), the main crime hotspot is near Springhill Close. Police recorded 32 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 Railway Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bingham Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Virginia Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Potovens Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Springhill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Springhill Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Springhill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Monkwood Road —
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Data Sources

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