Total Crime Rate

145.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 145.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Pinfold Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Wakefield South , and the 314th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Pinfold Lane (WF2 7LN) in the last 12 months was 145.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% higher than the Wakefield South average (121.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 91.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 170.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pinfold Lane (WF2 7LN), the main crime hotspot is near Woodcroft. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pinfold Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleevethorpe Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pinfold Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pinfold Grove —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pinfold Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinfold Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinfold Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Wickets Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovaine Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Wickets Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Wickets Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cleevethorpe Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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