Total Crime Rate

246.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.5 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 246.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.4 9/10
  • Drugs 35.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.2 10/10
  • Other crime 25.1 10/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • 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

Pretoria Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 115th 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 Pretoria Street (WF1 5PY) in the last 12 months was 246.2 per 1,000 residents and was 302.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 90.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pretoria Street (WF1 5PY), the main crime hotspot is near Brook Crescent. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pretoria Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portobello Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Burkill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manygates Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portobello Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manygates Park —
Apr 2026Burglary Abbott Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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