Total Crime Rate
2490.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Upper 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 1,130 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 2490.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3235.4% 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 144 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 217 (≈ 1364.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 115.2% 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 163 crimes here, including 98 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stanley and Outwood East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Westmorland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Providence Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Saville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Saville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Saville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Saville Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cliff Parade | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westmorland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cross Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cross Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Saville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arundel Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arundel Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardigan Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Arundel Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Arundel Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arundel Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatfeild Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cross Square | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Smallpage Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
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