Total Crime Rate

68.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.4 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 68.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 16.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hill Top Court area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 476th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hill Top Court (WF2 6QA) in the last 12 months was 68.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% higher than the Crofton, Ryhill and Walton average (61.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Top Court (WF2 6QA), the main crime hotspot is near Slack Lane. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hill Top Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Slack Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsley Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barnsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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