Crime Rates at St Johns Court, Wakefield, WF1 2RY

St Johns Court area has the 59th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 501st 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 St Johns Court (WF1 2RY) in the last 12 months was 76.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Court (WF1 2RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cyprus Mount, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Finchdale Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.