Crime Rates at Stanley Road, Wakefield, WF1 4LR

Stanley Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wakefield East , and the 136th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Stanley Road (WF1 4LR) in the last 12 months was 239.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 137.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 205.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanley Road (WF1 4LR), the main crime hotspot is near Earl Street. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.