Total Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 39.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Pinderfields Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 241st lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pinderfields Road (WF1 3PH) in the last 12 months was 39.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pinderfields Road (WF1 3PH), 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 Pinderfields Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Hatfeild Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Hambleton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shilling Street Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shilling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Of York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Of York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marizon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Marizon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Pinderfields Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Hambleton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Hambleton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower York Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower York Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dickinson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dickinson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Industrial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Dickinson Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatfeild Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Grove Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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