Crime Rates at Navigation Yard, Wakefield, WF1 5PQ

Navigation Yard 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 Navigation Yard (WF1 5PQ) 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 Navigation Yard (WF1 5PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near William Street, where police recorded 46 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.