Total Crime Rate

493.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 493.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 267.6 10/10
  • Public order 47.0 10/10
  • Other crime 37.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.2 10/10
  • Other theft 23.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Arncliffe Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wakefield East , and the 31st highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Arncliffe Road (WF1 4RX) in the last 12 months was 493.0 per 1,000 residents and was 111.7% higher 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 338.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arncliffe Road (WF1 4RX), the main crime hotspot is near Arncliffe Road. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 56 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Arncliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferry View
Sep 2025Other theft Dent Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gisburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Windhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Windhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Windhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arncliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arncliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arncliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arncliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Arncliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arncliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Arncliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Arncliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Lodge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rylstone Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Lodge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warmfield View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warmfield View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Lodge Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warmfield View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Lodge Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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