Total Crime Rate

68.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 68.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Haldane Crescent area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wakefield East , and the 473rd 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 Haldane Crescent (WF1 4TE) in the last 12 months was 68.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haldane Crescent (WF1 4TE), 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 Haldane Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Starbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forest Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hebden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gisburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Speak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hebden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rylstone Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Haldane Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garsdale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Garsdale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hebden 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 2026Vehicle crime Forest Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosedale Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fountains Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Arncliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arncliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Easby Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easby Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hebden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Speak Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary The Fouracres Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Piinderhill Mews
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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