Total Crime Rate

303.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 303.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.4 9/10
  • Drugs 34.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 9/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Robbery 16.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.8 6/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.5 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Saville Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 91st highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Saville Street (WF1 3LN) in the last 12 months was 303.5 per 1,000 residents and was 306.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 140.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saville Street (WF1 3LN), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 163 crimes here, including 98 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saville Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wood Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cardigan Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arundel Close
Sep 2025Other theft Arundel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cardigan Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cardigan Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Arundel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pinderfields Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Grove View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Hatfeild Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Hatfeild Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Hatfeild Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arundel Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Arundel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs College Grove Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hatfeild Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Tavora Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Tavora Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Hambleton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lower York Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Industrial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Industrial Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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