Total Crime Rate

710.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

406.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 710.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 406.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 293.0 10/10
  • Public order 106.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 84.3 10/10
  • Drugs 25.6 10/10
  • Other theft 25.6 10/10
  • Other crime 18.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 14.7 6/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Doncaster Road area has the highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 13th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 710.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1060.6% 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 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 111 (≈ 406.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Doncaster Road (WF1 5DF), the main crime hotspot is near Charles Avenue. Police recorded 135 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Doncaster Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Frederick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frederick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakenshaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charles Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Charles Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charles Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tatton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tatton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunbar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Buckingham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Portland Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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