Crime Rates at Pincheon Street, Wakefield, WF1 4DT

Pincheon Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Pincheon Street (WF1 4DT) in the last 12 months was 3051.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3987.2% higher 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 Shoplifting with 350 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 13 cases , down -23.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 447 (≈ 1221.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pincheon Street (WF1 4DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 185 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (81 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.