Total Crime Rate

80.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 80.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bromley Mount area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 550th lowest 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 Bromley Mount (WF1 5LB) in the last 12 months was 80.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bromley Mount (WF1 5LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sparable Lane, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Temple Court (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bromley Mount area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fall Ings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sparable Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sparable Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sparable Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sparable Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sparable Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sparable Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sparable Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sparable Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Burglary Sparable Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Denmark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Denmark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sparable Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Temple Court Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Burglary Abbott Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fall Ings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Welbeck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Manygates Park —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chancel Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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