Total Crime Rate

180.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

124.7 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 180.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 124.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Arncliffe Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wakefield East , and the 205th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Arncliffe Road (WF1 4RR) in the last 12 months was 180.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 124.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arncliffe Road (WF1 4RR), 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 Arncliffe Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hebden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arncliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Arncliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Haldane Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rylstone Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Irwin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Irwin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hebden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hebden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Irwin Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Starbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Elizabeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Queen Elizabeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pannal Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hebden Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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