Total Crime Rate

389.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

253.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 389.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 253.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 187.8 10/10
  • Public order 47.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.9 10/10
  • Drugs 28.2 10/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.8 10/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Windhill Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wakefield East , and the 45th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windhill Road (WF1 4DD) in the last 12 months was 389.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.5% higher than the Wakefield East average (217.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 253.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windhill Road (WF1 4DD), the main crime hotspot is near Arncliffe Road. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Windhill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rylstone Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burkwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dent Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dent Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Speak Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Speak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lodge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Park Lodge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garsdale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Garsdale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gisburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Haldane Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arncliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Arncliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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