Crime Rates at Red Hall Lane, Wakefield, WF1 2PU

Red Hall Lane area has the 18th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 111th 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 Red Hall Lane (WF1 2PU) in the last 12 months was 261.1 per 1,000 residents and was 249.7% 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 Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -63.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 63.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1685.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Red Hall Lane (WF1 2PU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.