Total Crime Rate

170.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 170.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Burglary 21.7 10/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • 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
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

Hope Street West area has the 11th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 246th highest 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 Hope Street West (WF10 5RL) in the last 12 months was 170.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -29.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hope Street West (WF10 5RL), the main crime hotspot is near Crowther Place. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hope Street West area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Crowther Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Love Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Crowther Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crowther Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crowther Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowther Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowther Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crowther Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowther Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Albion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albion Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Regent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Love Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Love Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crowther Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fulmar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leaf Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Beancroft Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kensington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Oxford Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ridgefield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Love Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catlow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fulmar Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fulmar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mallard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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