Total Crime Rate

138.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 138.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.6 10/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Westfield Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 317th 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 Westfield Road (WF1 3RB) in the last 12 months was 138.3 per 1,000 residents and was 106.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westfield Road (WF1 3RB), the main crime hotspot is near Arundel Close. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Road Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arundel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dickinson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dickinson Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Dickinson Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lower York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Grove Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Hatfeild Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatfeild Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arundel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arundel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andrew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kensington Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Howard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cardigan Terrace Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Butler Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Arundel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arundel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arundel Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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