Crime Rates at Linton Road, Wakefield, WF1 4HU

Linton Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wakefield East , and the 258th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Linton Road (WF1 4HU) in the last 12 months was 167.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 113.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linton Road (WF1 4HU), the main crime hotspot is near Linton Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.