Total Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 15.8 2/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Aberford Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 57th 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 Aberford Road (WF1 4AL) in the last 12 months was 15.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% 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 Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aberford Road (WF1 4AL), the main crime hotspot is near Bar Lane. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Aberford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Heselden Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bar Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bar Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bar Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bar Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bar Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime St Annes Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Coppice Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haywood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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