Total Crime Rate

213.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.5 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 213.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 134.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.3 5/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Stanley Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wakefield East , and the 150th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stanley Road (WF1 4LS) in the last 12 months was 213.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% lower than the Wakefield East average (217.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 134.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanley Road (WF1 4LS), the main crime hotspot is near Tuke Grove. Police recorded 328 crimes here, including 238 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stanley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shilling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windhill View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Greenhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Governor'S Yard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Governor'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Governor'S Yard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Faith'S Manor Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Norton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Tuke Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tuke Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tuke Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tuke Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Grove —
Apr 2026Drugs Ivy Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tuke Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park Lodge Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Lodge Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Back Mount Pleasant Under investigation
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Data Sources

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