Total Crime Rate

168.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 168.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 98.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Robbery 15.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Leeds Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 253rd highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leeds Road (WF1 3JW) in the last 12 months was 168.7 per 1,000 residents and was 125.9% higher 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 Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 430.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leeds Road (WF1 3JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cyprus Mount, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belgravia Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leeds Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hodgson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cyprus Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cyprus Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cyprus Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cyprus Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St John'S Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hodgson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hodgson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hodgson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Belgravia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Belgravia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belgravia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St John'S North Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belmont Street —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 14 of 14

Data Sources

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