Total Crime Rate
137.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The 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.
View Crime In Wakefield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Starbeck Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Haldane Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosedale Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Forest Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Forest Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fountains Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rylstone Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Piinderhill Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Fouracres | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Heselden Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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