Total Crime Rate

1051.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

321.9 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 1051.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 321.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 296.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 240.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 206.0 10/10
  • Drugs 51.5 10/10
  • Other theft 51.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.2 10/10
  • Public order 34.3 10/10
  • Robbery 34.3 10/10
  • Burglary 30.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 21.5 10/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
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

Park Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 9th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Park Street (WF1 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 1051.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1466.4% 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 Shoplifting with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 321.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Street (WF1 4EJ), 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 Park Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Avison Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avison Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Avison Yard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Burrell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crystal Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Brunswick Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marsland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Avison Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Monk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Avison Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wonder Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Avison Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterside Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wonder Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Wonder Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wonder Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wonder Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wonder Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Avison Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wonder Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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