Total Crime Rate

137.5 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 137.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Slack Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 342nd 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 Slack Lane (WF2 7SW) in the last 12 months was 137.5 per 1,000 residents and was 89.4% higher than the Wakefield Rural average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person 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 Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Slack Lane (WF2 7SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Slack Lane, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hoyland Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Slack Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dodworth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lake View —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnsley Road —
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Data Sources

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