Total Crime Rate

46.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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 39th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 293rd lowest crime rate of 1,130 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 College Grove Road (WF1 3RN) in the last 12 months was 46.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Grove Road (WF1 3RN), the main crime hotspot is near Saville Street. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 36 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrison Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pinderfields Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lower York Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hatfeild Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hatfeild Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hatfeild Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Saville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Saville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belgrave Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Saville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Hatfeild Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrison Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Butler Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Back Hatfeild Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs College Grove Road Local resolution
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 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Grove View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Potter Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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