Total Crime Rate

125.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.2 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 125.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 52.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Bradford Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 363rd highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bradford Road (WF1 2RG) in the last 12 months was 125.8 per 1,000 residents and was 87.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bradford Road (WF1 2RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cyprus Mount, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belgravia Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bradford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cyprus Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kensington Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andrew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Road Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snow Hill View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belgravia Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodgson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cyprus Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cyprus Mount Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cyprus Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cyprus Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyprus Mount Under investigation
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Data Sources

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