Crime Rates at Windhill Road, Wakefield, WF1 4BG

Windhill Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wakefield East , and the 416th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windhill Road (WF1 4BG) in the last 12 months was 115.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 83.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windhill Road (WF1 4BG), 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.