Crime Rates at Doncaster Road, Wakefield, WF1 5DY

Doncaster Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 204th 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 Doncaster Road (WF1 5DY) in the last 12 months was 180.3 per 1,000 residents and was 194.5% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 82.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Doncaster Road (WF1 5DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fall Ings Road, where police recorded 38 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.