Total Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 26.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 7.6 2/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Aberford Road area has the lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wakefield East , and the 130th lowest crime rate of 1,126 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 Aberford Road (WF1 4AJ) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.7% lower than the Wakefield East average (217.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aberford Road (WF1 4AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bar Lane, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ivy Grove (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Aberford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Faith'S Manor Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Ivy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pinder'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Starbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ivy Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Ivy Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Ivy Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Ivy Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windhill View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pannal Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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