Total Crime Rate

63.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 63.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scholars Chase area has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Wrenthorpe and Outwood West , and the 427th lowest 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 Scholars Chase (WF2 0FA) in the last 12 months was 63.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% higher than the Wrenthorpe and Outwood West average (57.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scholars Chase (WF2 0FA), the main crime hotspot is near Sunnyhill Crescent. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scholars Chase area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scholars Chase —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scholars Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Scholars Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marion Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marion Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marion Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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