Crime Rates at Meadow Croft, Wakefield, WF2 0DJ

Meadow Croft area has the 11th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 60th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Meadow Croft (WF2 0DJ) in the last 12 months was 382.5 per 1,000 residents and was 412.2% higher than the Stanley and Outwood East average (74.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 91.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Croft (WF2 0DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peacock Grove (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.