Total Crime Rate

172.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 172.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 22.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Drugs 17.0 9/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Burglary 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

Sugar Lane area has the 20th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 224th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sugar Lane (WF1 5LA) in the last 12 months was 172.3 per 1,000 residents and was 181.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 73.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sugar Lane (WF1 5LA), 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 Sugar Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chancel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Denmark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Denmark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fall Ings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Welbeck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fall Ings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manygates Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belle Isle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterside Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Temple Court Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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