Total Crime Rate

103.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 103.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Lake View area has the 20th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 447th 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 Lake View (WF2 7SN) in the last 12 months was 103.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% higher than the Wakefield Rural average (70.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lake View (WF2 7SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Slack Lane, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Miller Court (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lake View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Miller Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slack Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slack Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Slack Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsley Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barnsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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