Total Crime Rate

114.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.5 10/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lawns Court area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Wrenthorpe and Outwood West , and the 422nd highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Lawns Court (WF2 0UT) in the last 12 months was 114.5 per 1,000 residents and was 98.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawns Court (WF2 0UT), the main crime hotspot is near Edward Court. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lawns Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Telford Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lawns Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edward Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brunel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Lawns Under investigation
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Data Sources

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