Total Crime Rate

325.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

170.1 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 325.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 170.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 134.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.3 10/10
  • Public order 29.3 10/10
  • Drugs 26.4 10/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 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

Cliff Parade area has the 12th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 70th 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 Cliff Parade (WF1 2TA) in the last 12 months was 325.5 per 1,000 residents and was 384.9% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 170.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cliff Parade (WF1 2TA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 193 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cliff Parade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliff Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Carter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albion Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barstow Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barstow Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barstow Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silver Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George And Crown Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marygate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Saw Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Providence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Providence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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