Total Crime Rate

303.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 303.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.4 9/10
  • Drugs 34.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 9/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Robbery 16.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.8 6/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.5 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

College Grove Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 91st highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around College Grove Road (WF1 3RG) in the last 12 months was 303.5 per 1,000 residents and was 306.4% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 140.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Grove Road (WF1 3RG), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 163 crimes here, including 98 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in College Grove Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Butler Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hatfeild Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hatfeild Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hatfeild Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Industrial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Industrial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Industrial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lower York Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Hambleton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Tavora Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Tavora Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Providence Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Providence Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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