Total Crime Rate

551.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

302.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 551.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 302.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 217.3 10/10
  • Public order 70.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.8 10/10
  • Drugs 44.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.5 10/10
  • Burglary 29.3 10/10
  • Other theft 29.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
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

King Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Street (WF1 2SR) in the last 12 months was 551.6 per 1,000 residents and was 721.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 141 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 196 (≈ 302.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (WF1 2SR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 204 crimes here, including 131 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in King Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/110)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Providence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Cross Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cross Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cross Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cross Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cross Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Providence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Providence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Saw Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marygate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George And Crown Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silver Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rodney Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station 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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