Total Crime Rate

268.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.8 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 268.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 104.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 58.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Robbery 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Delamere Gardens area has the 16th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 91st highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Delamere Gardens (WF1 4LJ) in the last 12 months was 268.4 per 1,000 residents and was 299.8% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 104.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Delamere Gardens (WF1 4LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 216 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (77 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Delamere Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Hambleton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sun Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sun Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White'S Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White'S Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Warrengate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Warrengate Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Warrengate Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Warrengate Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Warrengate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lower Warrengate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Warrengate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zetland Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sun Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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