Crime Rates at Doncaster Road, Wakefield, WF1 5DF

Doncaster Road area has the highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 20th 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 Doncaster Road (WF1 5DF) in the last 12 months was 626.4 per 1,000 residents and was 879.2% 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 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 119 (≈ 435.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Doncaster Road (WF1 5DF), the main crime hotspot is near Charles Avenue. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.