Total Crime Rate

107.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 107.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hendal Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 452nd highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Hendal Lane (WF2 7NY) in the last 12 months was 107.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% higher than the Wakefield Rural average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 77.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hendal Lane (WF2 7NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodmoor Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Standbridge Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hendal Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Field Gate Close
Sep 2025Other crime Standbridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hendal Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hendal Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hendal Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boyne Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boyne Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boyne Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodmoor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Field Gate Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Rockley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langsett Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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