Total Crime Rate

67.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 67.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Monckton Road Industrial Estate area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Wakefield West , and the 454th 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 Monckton Road Industrial Estate (WF2 7AL) in the last 12 months was 67.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% lower than the Wakefield West average (160.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 366.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monckton Road Industrial Estate (WF2 7AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Calder Island Way, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Denby Dale Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Monckton Road Industrial Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornes View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Calder Island Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Calder Island Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Calder Island Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Denby Dale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Denby Dale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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