Total Crime Rate

93.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 93.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wilson Drive area has the 46th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 495th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilson Drive (WF1 3DP) in the last 12 months was 93.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilson Drive (WF1 3DP), the main crime hotspot is near Newton Lane. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wilson Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Rohaan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rohaan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rohaan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grey Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Jubilee Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jubilee Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Jubilee Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bolus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ouchthorpe Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ouchthorpe Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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