Total Crime Rate

240.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.6 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 240.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.9 10/10
  • Public order 27.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Other crime 16.6 10/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • 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

Calder Vale Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 119th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Calder Vale Road (WF1 5PH) in the last 12 months was 240.3 per 1,000 residents and was 292.5% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 132.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Calder Vale Road (WF1 5PH), the main crime hotspot is near Howden Way. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Calder Vale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Norton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calder Vale Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Norton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Woodbridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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