Crime Rates at Manygates Park, Wakefield, WF1 5AR

Manygates Park area has the 7th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 115th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Manygates Park (WF1 5AR) in the last 12 months was 246.2 per 1,000 residents and was 302.1% higher than the Crofton, Ryhill and Walton average (61.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 90.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manygates Park (WF1 5AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sparable Lane, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook Crescent (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.