Total Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.9 4/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moxon Way area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 197th 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 Moxon Way (WF1 3HD) in the last 12 months was 34.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% 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 Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moxon Way (WF1 3HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ouchthorpe Fold, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gateways (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Moxon Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holly Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Jubilee Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mountbatten Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Coach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ouchthorpe Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Jubilee Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jubilee Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Jubilee Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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