Crime Rates at Long Causeway, Wakefield, WF1 3SE

Long Causeway area has the 54th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 549th 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 Long Causeway (WF1 3SE) in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Causeway (WF1 3SE), the main crime hotspot is near Tuke Grove. Police recorded 269 crimes here, including 198 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.