Total Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 30.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Cotham Drive area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 176th 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 Cotham Drive (WF2 7FA) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% lower than the Wakefield Rural average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotham Drive (WF2 7FA), the main crime hotspot is near Handsworth Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 25 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Cotham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Worrall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Handsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Standbridge Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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