Total Crime Rate

1886.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1125.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1886.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1125.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 723.3 10/10
  • Public order 345.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 157.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 150.9 10/10
  • Drugs 125.8 10/10
  • Other theft 125.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 88.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 50.3 10/10
  • Burglary 44.0 10/10
  • Robbery 31.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 25.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Upper York Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 4th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper York Street (WF1 3LQ) in the last 12 months was 1886.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2710.7% 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 115 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 179 (≈ 1125.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper York Street (WF1 3LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 162 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper York Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Providence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cross Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cross Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cross Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cross Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Providence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Providence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Saw Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marygate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George And Crown Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silver Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barstow Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barstow Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barstow Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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