Crime Rates at Stanley Lane, Wakefield, WF1 3EB

Stanley Lane area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 348th lowest crime rate of 1,126 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 Stanley Lane (WF1 3EB) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanley Lane (WF1 3EB), the main crime hotspot is near Mountbatten Avenue. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.