Total Crime Rate

176.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.4 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 176.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 100.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.2 9/10
  • Drugs 22.3 10/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Jacobs Well Lane area has the 26th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 214th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 176.6 per 1,000 residents and was 163.0% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 100.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jacobs Well Lane (WF1 3PB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 206 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Jacobs Well Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower York Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Back Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grantley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Delamere Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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