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 1PU) 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 1PU), the main crime hotspot is near Bryan Close. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 33 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jin-Whin Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood View Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bryan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lumley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Raglan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bryan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood View Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lumley Hill Under investigation
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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