Total Crime Rate

233.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 233.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 61.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Leeds Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 127th 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 Leeds Road (WF1 2PS) in the last 12 months was 233.3 per 1,000 residents and was 247.6% 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 Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 235.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leeds Road (WF1 2PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitaker Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leeds Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ruby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cawood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Headingley Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitaker Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitaker Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitaker Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cawood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herriot Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herriot Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herriot Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ruby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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