Total Crime Rate
56.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Park Lodge Lane area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wakefield East , and the 379th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Park Lodge Lane (WF1 4HE) in the last 12 months was 56.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% lower than the Wakefield East average (232.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Lodge Lane (WF1 4HE), the main crime hotspot is near Parkhill Crescent. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wakefield East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Irwin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkinson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Regents Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Irwin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkgate Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkgate Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkgate Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hyde Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Lodge Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Lodge Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Regents Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Hill Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Irwin Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Irwin Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Hill Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parkhill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parkhill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hyde Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Park Hill Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parkhill Crescent | Local resolution |
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