Total Crime Rate

240.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.6 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 240.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.9 10/10
  • Public order 27.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Other crime 16.6 10/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Temple Court area has the 8th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 119th 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 Temple Court (WF1 5DH) in the last 12 months was 240.3 per 1,000 residents and was 292.5% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 132.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Temple Court (WF1 5DH), the main crime hotspot is near Temple Court. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Temple Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Welbeck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belle Isle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterside Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Temple Court Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manygates Park
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chancel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Abbott Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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