Total Crime Rate

218.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 218.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.9 10/10
  • Other theft 33.2 10/10
  • Public order 22.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chancel Road 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 Chancel Road (WF1 5JH) 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 Chancel Road (WF1 5JH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Chancel Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterside Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belle Isle Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterside Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterside Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterside Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterside Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Temple Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Temple Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Temple Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Belle Isle Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belle Isle Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belle Isle Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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