Total Crime Rate

254.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 254.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 149.7 10/10
  • Other theft 24.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gibson Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 121st highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gibson Close (WF2 0EN) in the last 12 months was 254.0 per 1,000 residents and was 240.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 165.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gibson Close (WF2 0EN), the main crime hotspot is near Lincoln Street. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gibson Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Balne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Lincoln Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street
Sep 2025Public order Balne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Balne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Balne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benjamin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benjamin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benjamin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silcoates Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Silcoates Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Silcoates Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silcoates Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lincoln Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fryergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Beckley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moorhouse Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lincoln Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Blakey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Blakey Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fryergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walker Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crawford Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliff Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibson Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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