Crime Rates at Woodcock Street, Wakefield, WF1 5LG

Woodcock Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 87th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodcock Street (WF1 5LG) in the last 12 months was 312.0 per 1,000 residents and was 387.8% 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 Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 112.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 206.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodcock Street (WF1 5LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sparable Lane, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook Crescent (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.