Crime Rates at Jacobs Well Lane, Wakefield, WF1 3PB

Jacobs Well Lane area has the 28th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 216th 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 Jacobs Well Lane (WF1 3PB) in the last 12 months was 180.3 per 1,000 residents and was 141.5% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 91.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jacobs Well Lane (WF1 3PB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 218 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.