Total Crime Rate
115.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Meadow Lane area has the 35th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 399th 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 Meadow Lane (WF2 0HD) in the last 12 months was 115.5 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 41.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 66.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meadow Lane (WF2 0HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gibson Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wakefield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peacock Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Longfield Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longfield Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derwent Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Derwent Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Windermere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derwent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Derwent Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rydal Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gibson Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blakey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peacock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gibson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peacock Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Peacock Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rydal Drive | Under investigation |
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