Total Crime Rate

98.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.4 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 98.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wood View Crescent area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 473rd 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 Wood View Crescent (WF10 1PP) in the last 12 months was 98.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% lower than the Altofts and Whitwood average (108.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 70.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood View Crescent (WF10 1PP), the main crime hotspot is near Wood View Avenue. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Altofts and Whitwood

Crime Over Time in Wood View Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jin-Whin Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lumley Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lumley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood View Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood View Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Raglan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lumley Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order East View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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