Crime Rates at St Catherine Street, Wakefield, WF1 5BW

St Catherine Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 162nd 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 St Catherine Street (WF1 5BW) in the last 12 months was 203.2 per 1,000 residents and was 231.9% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 111.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Catherine Street (WF1 5BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Round Street (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.