Total Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 46.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cotham Drive area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 287th 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 Cotham Drive (WF2 7FA) in the last 12 months was 46.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% lower than the Wakefield Rural average (70.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotham Drive (WF2 7FA), the main crime hotspot is near Vaughan Way. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cotham Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Standbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Standbridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Standbridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Standbridge Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Worrall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Worrall Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Flintoff Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flintoff Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flintoff Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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