Total Crime Rate

88.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 88.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Woodhouse Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wakefield East , and the 522nd 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 Woodhouse Road (WF1 4RB) in the last 12 months was 88.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodhouse Road (WF1 4RB), the main crime hotspot is near Parkhill Crescent. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodhouse Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Elizabeth Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkhill Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Irwin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Irwin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Burglary Irwin Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Lodge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Elizabeth Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Queen Elizabeth Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brotherton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Queen Elizabeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Elizabeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Lodge Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Park Lodge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Lodge Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Green Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Green Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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