Crime Rates at Woodhouse Road, Wakefield, WF1 4NH

Woodhouse Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wakefield East , and the 228th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Woodhouse Road (WF1 4NH) in the last 12 months was 177.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% lower 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 117.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodhouse Road (WF1 4NH), the main crime hotspot is near Park Lodge Crescent. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.