Total Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Valley Crescent area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Wrenthorpe and Outwood West , and the 438th lowest crime rate of 1,130 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 Valley Crescent (WF2 0JA) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% higher than the Wrenthorpe and Outwood West average (57.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Crescent (WF2 0JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coronation Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Wrenthorpe and Outwood West

Crime Over Time in Valley Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bunkers Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Of York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southfield Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bunkers Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Of York Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Of York Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Coronation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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