Crime Rates at Meadow Garth, Wakefield, WF1 3TE

Meadow Garth area has the 30th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 326th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Meadow Garth (WF1 3TE) in the last 12 months was 137.1 per 1,000 residents and was 104.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 81.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Garth (WF1 3TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Potters Croft, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gateways (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.