Total Crime Rate

342.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 342.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 142.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 101.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.4 9/10
  • Public order 33.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Robbery 11.3 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Willow Grove area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 61st highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Willow Grove (WF1 5LL) in the last 12 months was 342.1 per 1,000 residents and was 458.7% 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 Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 101.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Grove (WF1 5LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sparable Lane, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook Crescent (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manygates Park —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sparable Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sparable Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sparable Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Sparable Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sparable Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sparable Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sparable Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sparable Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sparable Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sparable Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Briar Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manygates Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Welbeck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burkill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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