Total Crime Rate

446.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

197.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 446.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 197.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.7 10/10
  • Other theft 68.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 46.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.2 9/10
  • Public order 32.4 10/10
  • Burglary 28.8 10/10
  • Drugs 25.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
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

Major Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Wakefield West , and the 34th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Major Street (WF2 7SD) in the last 12 months was 446.0 per 1,000 residents and was 195.0% higher than the Wakefield West average (151.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -69.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 197.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Major Street (WF2 7SD), the main crime hotspot is near Thornes Park Court. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Major Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Thornes Park Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornes Park Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thornes Park Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Major Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Major Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Major Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Major Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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