Total Crime Rate

137.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 137.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Pinders area has the 29th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 321st highest crime rate of 1,126 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 The Pinders (WF1 4FL) in the last 12 months was 137.9 per 1,000 residents and was 105.5% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Pinders (WF1 4FL), the main crime hotspot is near Haldane Crescent. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Pinders area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Starbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Haldane Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosedale Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forest Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forest Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fountains Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rylstone Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Piinderhill Mews
Apr 2026Burglary The Fouracres Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heselden Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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