Total Crime Rate

326.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

173.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 326.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 173.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.2 10/10
  • Public order 57.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Robbery 10.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Potovens Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 69th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Potovens Lane (WF1 2PD) in the last 12 months was 326.3 per 1,000 residents and was 386.1% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 173.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potovens Lane (WF1 2PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Springhill Close, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newstead Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Potovens Lane area

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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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