Total Crime Rate

72.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rooks Nest Road area has the 57th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 479th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rooks Nest Road (WF1 3DZ) in the last 12 months was 72.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rooks Nest Road (WF1 3DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bevin Crescent, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rooks Nest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bevin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bevin Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevin Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingswell Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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