Total Crime Rate

141.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 141.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Public order 45.7 10/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Howden Way area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wakefield East , and the 325th 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 Howden Way (WF1 4PL) in the last 12 months was 141.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 100.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 381.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howden Way (WF1 4PL), the main crime hotspot is near Parkhill Crescent. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howden Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parkhill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regents Park —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parkhill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parkhill Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hyde Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hyde Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Regents Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkinson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkgate Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkgate Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkgate Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Lodge Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Lodge Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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