Crime Rates at Church View, Wakefield, WF1 5AL

Church View area has the 17th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 224th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church View (WF1 5AL) in the last 12 months was 178.1 per 1,000 residents and was 178.4% higher than the Crofton, Ryhill and Walton average (64.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 99.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church View (WF1 5AL), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.