Total Crime Rate

176.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 176.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 100.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.2 9/10
  • Drugs 22.3 10/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 26th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 214th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 This (WF1 4JS) in the last 12 months was 176.6 per 1,000 residents and was 163.0% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 100.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode WF1 4JS, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 224 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (102 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in WF1 4JS area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/127)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lower York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Springs —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Springs Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westmorland Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westmorland Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westmorland Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Westmorland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Westmorland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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