Total Crime Rate

30.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 30.1 3/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 7.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.5 2/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pledwick Crescent area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Wakefield South , and the 158th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pledwick Crescent (WF2 6DF) in the last 12 months was 30.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% lower than the Wakefield South average (120.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pledwick Crescent (WF2 6DF), the main crime hotspot is near Knightsway. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pledwick Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Westbourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Knightsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Knightsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knightsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knightsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knightsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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