Total Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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
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

Hill Top Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 245th 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 Hill Top Road (WF2 6PY) in the last 12 months was 39.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% lower than the Crofton, Ryhill and Walton average (64.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 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 ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Top Road (WF2 6PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Slack Lane, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swift Way (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hill Top Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Swift Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lake View —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnsley Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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