Total Crime Rate

196.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.7 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 196.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 116.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Other crime 16.7 10/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hyde Park area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wakefield East , and the 173rd 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 Hyde Park (WF1 4ET) in the last 12 months was 196.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% lower 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 116.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hyde Park (WF1 4ET), the main crime hotspot is near Parkhill Crescent. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hyde Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brotherton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkhill Crescent —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parkinson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkinson Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkinson Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkinson Close —
Apr 2026Public order Woodbridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkgate Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parkgate Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Regents Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parkgate Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Park Lodge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Lodge Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Lodge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Park Lodge Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Green Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Green Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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