Total Crime Rate

359.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

209.6 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 359.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 209.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 185.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.9 10/10
  • Other crime 29.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Greenhill Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wakefield East , and the 58th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greenhill Road (WF1 4LU) in the last 12 months was 359.3 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 209.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenhill Road (WF1 4LU), the main crime hotspot is near Earl Street. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greenhill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Back Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brotherton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Lodge Grove —
Apr 2026Drugs Park Lodge Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marsland Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsland Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Marsland Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grantley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Lodge Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Queen Elizabeth Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Elizabeth Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Norton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Faith'S Manor Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Elizabeth Grove —
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Data Sources

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