Crime Rates at Waterside Way, Wakefield, WF1 5ED

Waterside Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 157th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterside Way (WF1 5ED) in the last 12 months was 218.2 per 1,000 residents and was 241.1% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 113.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterside Way (WF1 5ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Temple Court, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waterside Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.