Total Crime Rate
276.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Park 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 4HG) 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 4HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Lodge Lane, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkhill Crescent (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wakefield East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Lodge Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkgate Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warmfield View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Irwin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Irwin Avenue | 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 | Warmfield View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malham Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkinson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Warmfield View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parkhill Crescent | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Hill Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Lodge Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Lodge Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Park Hill Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parkhill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parkhill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Lodge Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Hill Grove | Under investigation |
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