Total Crime Rate

115.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 115.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Meadow 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.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peacock Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longfield Terrace
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Derwent Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Windermere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Road
Apr 2026Other theft Rydal Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gibson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Blakey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peacock Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gibson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peacock Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Peacock Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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