Crime Rates at Crown Court, Wakefield, WF1 2SU

Crown Court area has the 7th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 26th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Crown Court (WF1 2SU) in the last 12 months was 588.6 per 1,000 residents and was 688.3% 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 145 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 57.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 198 (≈ 305.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crown Court (WF1 2SU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 228 crimes here, including 134 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.