Crime Rates at Cawood Close, Wakefield, WF1 2ZE

Cawood Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 111th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cawood Close (WF1 2ZE) in the last 12 months was 261.1 per 1,000 residents and was 249.7% 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 Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -63.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 63.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1685.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cawood Close (WF1 2ZE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Limestone Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.