Total Crime Rate

276.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 276.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.6 10/10
  • Public order 29.3 10/10
  • Burglary 22.8 10/10
  • Other theft 22.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.3 10/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Park Lodge Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wakefield East , and the 102nd 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 Park Lodge Lane (WF1 4HF) in the last 12 months was 276.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% higher 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 182.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Lodge Lane (WF1 4HF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Park Lodge Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Park Hill Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malham Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parkhill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Hill Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parkhill Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parkhill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Hill Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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