Crime Rates at Lower York Street, Wakefield, WF1 3LH

Lower York Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 95th 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 Lower York Street (WF1 3LH) in the last 12 months was 262.1 per 1,000 residents and was 290.4% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 15.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 121.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower York Street (WF1 3LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 220 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (102 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.