Total Crime Rate

158.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 158.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.0 10/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 1.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Novale Way area has the 36th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 279th 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 Novale Way (WF1 4FE) in the last 12 months was 158.9 per 1,000 residents and was 112.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 85.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Novale Way (WF1 4FE), the main crime hotspot is near St Annes Drive. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Novale Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime St Annes Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Coppice Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haywood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Heselden Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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