Total Crime Rate

105.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 105.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Jerry Clay Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Wrenthorpe and Outwood West , and the 441st highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Jerry Clay Lane (WF2 0NS) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 83.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jerry Clay Lane (WF2 0NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southfield Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queens Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Jerry Clay Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary School Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodger Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs School Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Towlerton Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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