Total Crime Rate

99.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.3 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 99.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Walnut Crescent area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 465th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walnut Crescent (WF2 0EU) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.6% higher than the Stanley and Outwood East average (67.1 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 59.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Crescent (WF2 0EU), the main crime hotspot is near Lincoln Street. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walnut Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fryergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fryergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fryergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longfield Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silcoates Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowan Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gibson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gibson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Peacock Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peacock Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peacock Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peacock Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blakey Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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