Total Crime Rate

205.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 205.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.3 10/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
  • Other crime 4.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Pannal Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wakefield East , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Pannal Avenue (WF1 4AY) in the last 12 months was 205.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% lower than the Wakefield East average (232.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 138.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pannal Avenue (WF1 4AY), the main crime hotspot is near Kilnsey Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pannal Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Conistone Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Watson Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rylstone Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kilnsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kilnsey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kilnsey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conistone Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sawley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watson Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watson Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Sawley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watson Crescent —
Sep 2025Other theft Ivy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Elizabeth Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windhill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivy Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivy Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Coppice Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Queen Elizabeth Grove Local resolution
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Data Sources

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