Total Crime Rate

109.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 109.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 77.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Standbridge Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 420th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Standbridge Lane (WF2 7NL) in the last 12 months was 109.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Standbridge Lane (WF2 7NL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Standbridge Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langsett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silkstone Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silkstone Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silkstone Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Georges Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deffer Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deffer Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deffer Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kettlethorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kettlethorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kettlethorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dodworth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoyland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silkstone Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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