Total Crime Rate

118.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Violet Close area has the 26th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 387th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Violet Close (WF10 5FG) in the last 12 months was 118.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Violet Close (WF10 5FG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westwood Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cutsyke Crest (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Violet Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnsdale Estate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Westwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Westwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maple Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnsdale Estate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnsdale Estate Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Maple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsdale Estate —
Apr 2026Other theft Cutsyke Crest Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Cutsyke Crest Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Cutsyke Crest Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Burglary Rosehip Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cutsyke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cutsyke Crest Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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