Total Crime Rate

135.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 135.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.5 8/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westfield Terrace area has the 40th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 348th 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 Westfield Terrace (WF1 3RD) in the last 12 months was 135.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -81.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 79.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westfield Terrace (WF1 3RD), the main crime hotspot is near Arundel Close. Police recorded 156 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westfield Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Arundel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arundel Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arundel Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Arundel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Saville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Saville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Saville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hatfeild Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hatfeild Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hatfeild Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arundel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belmont Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs College Grove Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Cardigan Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Back Hatfeild Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Hatfeild Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Hatfeild Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Hatfeild Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Grove

Data Sources

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