Total Crime Rate

323.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

180.0 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 323.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 180.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 160.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.7 10/10
  • Drugs 33.3 10/10
  • Other theft 33.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Cardigan Terrace area has the 13th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 71st 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 Cardigan Terrace (WF1 3DF) in the last 12 months was 323.3 per 1,000 residents and was 381.6% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 180.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardigan Terrace (WF1 3DF), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 162 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cardigan Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Road Terrace —
Apr 2026Public order Providence 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 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George And Crown 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
Apr 2026Other crime Cliff Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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