Total Crime Rate

57.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 57.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Warmfield View area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wakefield East , and the 367th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Warmfield View (WF1 4RF) in the last 12 months was 57.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warmfield View (WF1 4RF), the main crime hotspot is near Arncliffe Road. Police recorded 56 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 Warmfield View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkinson Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Irwin Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Irwin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Arncliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arncliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Malham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Park Lodge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lodge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parkinson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malham Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkinson Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkinson Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Irwin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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