Total Crime Rate

29.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 29.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 23.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 150th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood View Avenue (WF10 1PS) in the last 12 months was 29.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood View Avenue (WF10 1PS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wood View Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jin-Whin Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order East View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lumley Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lumley Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood View Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood View Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Raglan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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