Total Crime Rate

26.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pledwick Crescent area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Wakefield South , and the 140th lowest crime rate of 1,130 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 26.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.4% lower than the Wakefield South average (121.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pledwick Crescent (WF2 6DF), the main crime hotspot is near Knightsway. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 57 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Swift Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kestrel Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kettlethorpe Hall Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lynwood Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Westbourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Westbourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knightsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knightsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knightsway Under investigation
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Data Sources

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