Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Merewood Road area has the 51st highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 547th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merewood Road (WF10 1QL) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% lower than the Altofts and Whitwood average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 111.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merewood Road (WF10 1QL), the main crime hotspot is near South Avenue. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merewood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Whincop Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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