Total Crime Rate

129.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 129.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stephenson Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Wrenthorpe and Outwood West , and the 364th 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 Stephenson Way (WF2 0XH) in the last 12 months was 129.2 per 1,000 residents and was 123.8% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 75.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 118.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stephenson Way (WF2 0XH), the main crime hotspot is near Newstead Avenue. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stephenson Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newstead Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newstead Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Potovens Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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