Crime Rates at Manygates Crescent, Wakefield, WF1 5QD

Manygates Crescent area has the 28th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 398th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Manygates Crescent (WF1 5QD) in the last 12 months was 115.5 per 1,000 residents and was 88.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 89.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manygates Crescent (WF1 5QD), 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.