Crime Rates at Potovens Lane, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 2PE

Potovens Lane area has the 17th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 101st highest crime rate of 1,130 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 2PE) in the last 12 months was 284.2 per 1,000 residents and was 280.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 147.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potovens Lane (WF1 2PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Springhill Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.