Total Crime Rate

236.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.0 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 236.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 79.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 79.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Manygates Court area has the 9th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 123rd 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 Manygates Court (WF1 5PD) in the last 12 months was 236.8 per 1,000 residents and was 286.8% 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 Vehicle crime with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manygates Court (WF1 5PD), 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 Manygates Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Under investigation
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 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Crescent
Apr 2026Burglary Sparable Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burkill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belle Isle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Abbott Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manygates Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manygates Park
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Temple Court Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chancel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Welbeck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portobello Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portobello Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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