Total Crime Rate

124.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 124.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.7 10/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • 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

Lavender Mews area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 371st 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 Lavender Mews (WF10 5FN) in the last 12 months was 124.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavender Mews (WF10 5FN), the main crime hotspot is near Cutsyke Crest. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Altofts and Whitwood

Crime Over Time in Lavender Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Cutsyke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cutsyke Crest Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Cutsyke Crest Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Cutsyke Crest Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Burglary Rosehip Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cutsyke Crest Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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