Total Crime Rate

315.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.7 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 315.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 125.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 75.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.0 9/10
  • Public order 29.0 10/10
  • Burglary 17.4 10/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Other crime 13.5 10/10
  • Robbery 13.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Peterson Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 74th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Peterson Road (WF1 4EB) in the last 12 months was 315.3 per 1,000 residents and was 369.7% higher than the Stanley and Outwood East average (67.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 125.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peterson Road (WF1 4EB), the main crime hotspot is near Avison Yard. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Peterson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Warrengate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crystal Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burrell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Monk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Back Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grantley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brunswick Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Lodge Grove —
Apr 2026Drugs Park Lodge Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marsland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marsland Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsland Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Marsland Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Lodge Grove —
Apr 2026Drugs Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sun Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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