Total Crime Rate

10.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 10.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melbourne Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melbourne Road (WF1 2RL) in the last 12 months was 10.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.2% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Melbourne Road (WF1 2RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cyprus Mount, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lonsdale Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Stanley and Outwood East

Crime Over Time in Melbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Whitehall Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cyprus Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cyprus Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cyprus Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cyprus Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St John'S Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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