Total Crime Rate

161.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.1 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 161.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Park Lodge Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wakefield East , and the 251st highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Lodge Lane (WF1 4QA) in the last 12 months was 161.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 99.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 320.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Lodge Lane (WF1 4QA), the main crime hotspot is near Park Lodge Crescent. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Lodge Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brotherton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parkinson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkinson Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkinson Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkinson Close —
Apr 2026Public order Woodbridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkgate Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parkgate Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parkgate Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Regents Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Green Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Lodge Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marsland Terrace —
Apr 2026Public order Green Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Park Lodge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Lodge Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Lodge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Marsland Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsland Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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