Total Crime Rate

150.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 150.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Public order 23.9 10/10
  • Other crime 13.7 10/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tadman Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 299th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Tadman Street (WF1 5QU) in the last 12 months was 150.2 per 1,000 residents and was 134.8% higher than the Crofton, Ryhill and Walton average (64.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 78.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tadman Street (WF1 5QU), the main crime hotspot is near Thornleigh Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tadman Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thornleigh Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornleigh Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery Foljambe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornleigh Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bethel Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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